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"You need to try Linux" (lemmy.ml)

submitted 23 hours ago by digital_alchemist@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Originally this was a reply to this article about a Windows feature called Recall, but there's a good argument the author's concerns resonate far beyond Windows and Meta to proprietary generally.

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[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 15 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

What about when it's your family? I am estranged from a lot of people that I care deeply for because they refuse to engage with reason. I'm not trying to put anyone on a pedestal, good or bad.

I just want people to know that they are welcome to change their minds, nobody is going to mock them for doing so, or say I told you so. That's what they expect, and pride is part of what holds many of them back from admitting that they were wrong. Because it's what they would do. Unfortunately, we're going to need to take the high road.

[–] woop_woop@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

The predestal/respect bit in my comment was about this post as a whole. IMO, the screenshotted person does not deserve to be paid attention to. They are not revealing anything new by any means while choosing to make the problem worse.

I don't know what anyone being in my family has to do with anything. My response is the same: if you are unhappy enough to complain out loud about something you are helping cause, either do something about it or shut the fuck up.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I just want people to know that they are welcome to change their minds, nobody is going to mock them for doing so, or say I told you so.

JSYK: I and many others are putting great effort into letting them know that they're not welcome, because Nazis who voted for this wanted this, no excuses at campaign #3. They can either die or live in obscurity until they do, period. The time they were allowed back was pre-24 election, simple as