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I have been using my own Zero Data apps (storing all data on spaces you own) since 2018, starting with Hyperdraft for taking notes and gradually developing five more to optimize other meaningful workflows. It was enough back then to know that every iota of my data from these apps, including documents, configurations, and preferences, was in a place I control—a 'personal data store' (PDS). It's been great, perhaps life-changing, and still continues to be a vital part of how I organize myself and my projects: my important stuff is with me at all times and eventually gets synced to all my devices; these web apps happen to be local-first and work fine without internet access; I've spent no time on spam, or proving to a machine that I'm human via captchas; and somehow I was even able to collaborate with other people on flashcards despite it not really being baked into my development frameworks—all without any felt presence of a large tech company deciding whether I can or not. One of the pr

👋 Heads up: if you're looking for the shorter, less technical version, read pointing at the wrong thing . I have been using my own Zero Data apps (storing all data on spaces you own) since 2018, starting with Hyperdraft for taking notes and gradually developing five more to optimize other meaningful workflows. It was enough back then to know that every iota of my data from these apps, including documents, configurations, and preferences, was in a place I control—a 'personal data store' (PDS). It's been great, perhaps life-changing, and still continues to be a vital part of how I organize myse

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