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artyom@piefed.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I don’t buy products from Google, Amazon, Musk, Zuckerberg, or anyone else who obviously want to do me harm

So you live in a cabin in the woods?

We probably have different priorities.

Absolutely we do. I care more about privacy and security than I do about throwing a few bucks at Google’s hardware division.

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cabbage@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

I care more about privacy and security than I do about throwing a few bucks at Google’s hardware division.

And I’m more worried about surveillance capitalism, the rise of fascism, attacks on software freedom, the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources, and modern day slavery than I am about extremely targeted local security threats. But I also respect that others have different threat models. Some journalists and community organizers in [aspiring] dictatorships need higher security standards than I do, and they are only able to meet these standards because enthusiasts choose to make it a priority.

I live in Europe, and I don’t find it very difficult to avoid overly evil shit. I wouldn’t travel to the US, and if I did I wouldn’t want to bring any personal electronics with me.

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- artyom@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  I live in Europe, and I don’t find it very difficult to avoid overly evil shit
  
  Then learn from Americans. Because that “overly evil shit” flew in overnight. God knows Europe has its share of evil shit in history.
  
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  - cabbage@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Here we very much disagree in our understanding of American history, but that’s another debate. :)
    
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