A while ago I reached a point in my privacy journey where I simply felt bored. It’s not a result of going too far in privacy, but simply my threat model has caused me to let go of a lot of things that used to entertain me (games, movie streaming, short form video, etc.) The entertainment landscape in privacy seems pretty bleak, since you no longer own the movies you watch, the games you play, and lots of proprietary software along the way. I entertain myself through FreeTube, physical copies of movies, and offline installations of games like Minecraft, but it’s still a step down from how it used to be.

What do you do to keep yourselves entertained in a privacy conscious way?

  • Tarogar@feddit.de
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    4 months ago

    Anything that doesn’t require high tech still works really well. Don’t need to worry about tracking software that tries to sell you something with say a horse or two. And as a bonus you get lots of physical activity as well which is healthy.

    • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      Don’t need to worry about tracking software

      Unless you do it near a device with gapps installed because these were proven to collect real-time microphone data (may not be the case anymore).

  • gopher510@lemm.eeEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Motorcycling. Nearly all modern bikes have no ability to touch the internet, so you can get into a really fun hobby with practical benefits without being spied on.

  • Xerenogan@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Board games with friends and family. My brother rotates hosting board game night with his friends and it’s great fun.

  • RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Emulation is a great for offline gaming. You can also find some great FOSS games on flathub like srb2, srb2k and Mindustry. You can also get old books for free on Project Gutenberg and audiobooks on Librivox. In Germany (and other European countries) there is state financed tv which has free drmfree adfree and (relatively) privacy friendly streaming services. Newgrounds also is a treasure trove, especially for music. Also there is piracy

  • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    I just get a separate device with a fake identity and no personal data for games and proprietary software. Short videos are hosted by very invasive companies and don’t have any APIs or anything to make custom privacy-friendly frontends so it’s out of the question (fortunately imo because that things are addictive and can degrade a person in months). Idk much about movies because I’ve never used a paid movie service like Netflix but since they’re paid, privacy is very questionable there.

    Unfortunately digital entertainment is very privacy-invasive overall. You can fix some of the privacy issues by the cost of convenience but some things will remain too invasive to be viable in many threat models.

    • frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml
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      4 months ago

      Short videos are hosted by very invasive companies and don’t have any APIs or anything to make custom privacy-friendly frontends so it’s out of the question (fortunately imo because that things are addictive and can degrade a person in months).

      If you view tiktok content thru ProxiTok, it fails to be addictive because things like autoplay and recommendations are disabled.

    • Lemongrab@lemmy.one
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      4 months ago

      Public library would be less private than just pirating the book. Public spaces tend to be thoroughly captured by stray security cameras (often with terrible Security). Impossible to avoid going outside lol so most likely fine.

        • Lemongrab@lemmy.one
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          4 months ago

          Yes, I know that. Some people may need to take extra precautions when going outside. The reason for my original comment is that “outside” does not equal “more private” in many circumstances.

          Humans need sunlight and it helps to release dopamine and vitamin D. Important.

  • jlow (he/him)@beehaw.org
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    4 months ago

    Cycling is amazing if there are good roads that aren’t much traveled around your area and check your local arthouse cinema, they even still might have paper tickets 😸

  • poVoq@slrpnk.net
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    4 months ago

    You can make your own open-source games, it’s pretty fun. And of course there are loads of games that have no telemetry what so ever.

  • DARbarian@kbin.run
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    4 months ago

    Personally I haven’t really change anything about my entertainment other than how I attain it. Torrented movies, shows, and books, cracked games, and ad+sponsor blocked YT via Piped mean I get all the same entertainment as ever if not more

  • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    4 months ago

    “Shorts” rot your brain like maggots. They are like smoking nicotine. You are probably suffering from withdraw of domine.

    I think it is healthy to not be constantly entertained. Go outside and be in nature for a while. Maybe you could even meet someone new.

  • frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Buy a book with cash. Read the book.

    The entertainment landscape in privacy seems pretty bleak, since you no longer own the movies you watch

    It’s the other way around.

        • tonyn@lemmy.ml
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          4 months ago

          I was being facetious to make a point. There is a limit to the amount of privacy that one can achieve while still residing within a modern society. As with all things, it’s a personal choice. Everyone has a limit up to which they are comfortable surrendering their privacy. You can be tracked and recorded even walking the streets in many cities, and in most retail stores. How far is one willing to go to be private?