I guess it depends where you live and how you shop. Every ALDI I've been to in metropolitan SA has had terrible.range and since I already buy home brand products there is very little price difference. ALDI also tend to get inferior locations here so you have to go out of your way to shop at one, whereas a Coles, Woolworths, Foodland or Drakes will often be in a group of shops that includes one or two competitors, an independent fruit & veg grocer and maybe an independent butcher, fishmonger and liquor store. I have a local ALDI that I will occasionally walk to and buy a couple of things from, but I would never rely on it as part of my regular shops.

Thanks for the comprehensive reply! Based on what the two of you have said, I think I'll check it out. I am mostly looking to avoid a repeat of The Man in the High Castle, which was one of the biggest wastes of time I've been unfortunate enough to sit through. The final season was so clearly rushed due to an impending cancellation and it was one of these shows where everything hinges on the final season, which just made the entire thing pointless when they were unable to stick the landing.

Would you say it's worth watching for someone who hates cancelled/rushed TV series?

One of my lecturers had it bookmarked in his browser lol

I was pretty sure he said something to the effect of "privacy doesn't matter/doesn't exist" a few years ago but I can't find the interview I'm thinking of. All I can find is this video on the topic from The Hated One, which isn't referencing the interview I'm thinking of.

It is unbelievably awful, isn't it? The worst bit is knowing that many of our older relatives use that shit for hours a day. This is the same generation that mocked millennials when we were using it 10 - 15 years ago but has since gotten themselves hooked on a far, far worse version. What a depressing thought.

GIVE US YOUR DATA GIVE US YOUR DATA GIVE US YOUR DATA

This is based on older evidence but the exclusive deal Google just signed with reddit makes it pretty clear the monopoly is planned and ongoing.

David McBride is a former British Army major and lawyer for the Australian Army. He leaked documents to the ABC which formed the basis of its reporting on unlawful killings (murders) of Afghan civilians by Australian armed forces. He attempted to seek protection from prosecution through Australia's whistleblower laws, however the Australian Government denied expert testimony through the use of public interest immunity laws so the case went to trial and he was recently sentenced to five years and eight months imprisonment.

I am pretty over these videos of people whining about the amount of data big tech collects while refusing to move to alternatives because "muh convenience".

Okay but I'd rather hear this from someone who is actually using a 5+ year old phone, not a guy who has a 1 year old work phone that he "plans" to keep for an undefined amount of time. Everyone says this and then they break it and decide the cost of a repair isn't worth it, or just cave to the first trade in deal they receive in their inbox. There is a lot of virtue signalling about e-waste and the environment from these tech reviewers and influencers on YouTube but very few of them actually follow their own guidelines.

ITT: Everyone suggesting non-essential extensions. The only essential one is uBlock Origin. Everything else is optional and depends on the user.