People
Streaming, notes, storage, passwords, photos, smart home, email, VPNs, messaging, backups.
DEEP/HARD De-Enshittification Ethical Exit Planning
Harm-reduction Against Rent-seeking Dependency
Take back digital autonomy privacy
Find right exit plan, pace scale works you. Start small taking steps reducing dependency rent-seeking companies start moving away "free" service providers where you product. Find better alternatives meet needs today plan digital emancipation.
The habit loop
Corporate SaaS sells convenience, then slowly converts dependence into extraction. Your files, friends, workflows, memories, customers, and habits become leverage.
The trap works because switching feels risky. So the bill rises, the product worsens, and you keep paying.
The exit loop
We inventory what you use, what you need, what you value, and what pain you can tolerate. Then we build a realistic exit map: ethical hosted services, open source tools, local-first apps, or self-hosted pieces where they make sense.
Goal: fewer hostage situations, lower recurring costs, better control, and an exit plan before the next bait switch.
The DEEP/HARD method
1. Triage
List subscriptions, accounts, data, must-keep features, family/team constraints, budget, and stress points.
2. Harm reduction
Backups, exports, password cleanup, billing visibility, privacy settings, and cancellation order before risky moves.
3. Alternatives
Compare good hosted, ethical paid, open source, local-first, and self-hosted options with tradeoffs in plain language.
4. Recovery plan
Migration checklist, rollback plan, DNS/app cutovers, onboarding notes, and relapse-prevention rules for future tools.
Small orgs
Analytics, docs, chat, project management, forms, CRM, scheduling, file shares, support tooling.
Weirdos
Domains, home servers, Jellyfin, Matrix, Fediverse, Git, monitoring, archives, privacy-respecting stacks.
REAL OFFER
De-enshittification audit
A quick consult plus a written plan you keep. No affiliate sludge. No vendor lock-in. No purity spiral. If the best answer is “keep that service for now,” we say that.
- Score tools by lock-in, data portability, price creep, privacy, support, and business incentives.
- Find replacements that respect your needs, values, budget, and tolerance for maintenance.
- Decide when hosted beats self-hosted, and when self-hosting is worth it.
- Protect your data before cancelling anything.
Start the detox
Send the services that feel gross, expensive, sticky, or scary to leave. Include must-keep features, budget, and whether you want “hosted for me” or “teach me to host.”