Which ones do you think are bad recommendations?
If you’re on Android, you could check out Newpipe or Grayjay.
The closest thing is LTSC, it still has some telemetry but less than the main version. They haven’t released LTSC for Windows 11 yet though.
For me it was when they banned Blitzchung from a Hearthstone tournament and took away his prize money for supporting Hong Kong freedom. I haven’t regretted it since they don’t make good games anymore like they did when I was growing up.
When sequel?
It’s not implemented yet, but tubearchivist https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist has a podcast mode on their roadmap which I’ve been keeping an eye on.
They do, it’s called SteamVR and it’s good.
Sceptre still makes dumb TVs at a reasonable price.
BuyVM has some reasonably priced servers available.
I’d speak to management and voice your concerns regarding the app, and ask if there is another method available for entry. If not, I’d cancel my membership and look for another gym that respects my privacy.