People are actually building this stuff. Not much but I built an ML-powered RSS reader with a swipe interface that learns your preferences locally, no feed algorithm, no platform: https://philippdubach.com/posts/rss-swipr-find-your-blogs-li...

Same logic for distribution. My newsletter runs on Cloudflare Workers with zero tracking pixels, costs nothing: https://philippdubach.com/posts/building-a-no-tracking-newsl...

Doctorow is right that opting out of metrics is resistance, but the tools to do it are getting easier every day to build yourself.

Examples of outrageous statements intended for self deplatforming can't be stated on HN, as they would be deplatformed. I'm sure my account will be further restricted for linking to https://plusnigger.com/ as an example of self–deplatforming in software.