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  1. Comment on Tips for increasing online privacy (without going insane)? in ~tech

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    Nice, Thanks! I've got every single built-in list selected, so I think I'm good then haha.

    Nice, Thanks! I've got every single built-in list selected, so I think I'm good then haha.

  2. Comment on I was brusque with my family today in ~society

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    People do be complicated haha. Either way, sorry you have to deal with that, and good luck for future family gatherings.

    People do be complicated haha.

    Either way, sorry you have to deal with that, and good luck for future family gatherings.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on I was brusque with my family today in ~society

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    You cannot reason someone out of a position that they did not reason themselves into. You have remarkable restraint and I'm frankly surprised at your willingness to even be in the same room as...

    You cannot reason someone out of a position that they did not reason themselves into. You have remarkable restraint and I'm frankly surprised at your willingness to even be in the same room as those people. Family or not.

    If my family were that toxic, I would not socialize with them and I would tell them very bluntly why. I do not tolerate bigotry.

    7 votes

  4. Comment on Tips for increasing online privacy (without going insane)? in ~tech

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    Thanks for the info. I was running on old data. Any chance you have trusted resources for configuring uBO to take the place of privacy badger? I see a lot of "it can" but not much by the way of...

    Thanks for the info. I was running on old data.

    Any chance you have trusted resources for configuring uBO to take the place of privacy badger? I see a lot of "it can" but not much by the way of "here's how."

    3 votes

  5. Comment on Tips for increasing online privacy (without going insane)? in ~tech

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    I use several things without fully de-goggling. PiHole DNS setup on a RPi at home NetGuard firewall from FDroid on my phone in whitelist mode and IP filters using a similar ruleset to my PiHole...

    I use several things without fully de-goggling.

    1. PiHole DNS setup on a RPi at home
    2. NetGuard firewall from FDroid on my phone in whitelist mode and IP filters using a similar ruleset to my PiHole for when I'm away from my home WiFi
    3. Firefox+uBlock origin+privacy badger on both my phone and desktop
    4. No twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Reddit
    5. Refrain from the use of unnecessary apps. McDonalds, coffee shops, etc. None of them need to be on my phone hovering up my data thank you very much.
    6. Meticulous permissions management. I don't grant permissions to apps just because they ask. I limit what apps are allowed to access and wherever feasible, I use NetGuard to deny apps internet access. Keyboards and launchers don't need internet access.

    Listed all out like this it seems like a lot, but none of it is a real impediment to my daily activities so once setup, it's mostly unnoticeable. I just have to remember to whitelist new apps through NetGuard if they need the internet.

    7 votes

  6. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    Oh, if only the world was a simple as "right" vs "left." It would make things far simpler haha.

    Oh, if only the world was a simple as "right" vs "left."

    It would make things far simpler haha.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

  8. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    This line here: "What I'm saying, I guess, is a very simple democratic process. If you want people to vote for you, you have to take them and what they want seriously, and at the very least make...

    This line here:

    "What I'm saying, I guess, is a very simple democratic process. If you want people to vote for you, you have to take them and what they want seriously, and at the very least make concessions to them."

    This states directly that OP is hoping for politicians to voice that they see and are willing to make concessions to them. And insinuates (reading between the lines) that they would be more likely to vote for the candidate who does that.

    But again, if OP's opinions are as wildly unpopular as they claim, then that will actively cause the politician doing so to LOSE other votes. Even if it gains them OP's. There is nothing to be gained for the politician to do that.

    This is why I am still advocating to ALWAYS vote. Go be heard at protests, write letters, write opinion pieces in media, do all the things, but also vote. If all you do is protest, but don't vote, that's like running only 50% of the marathon. Maintaining a democracy is a marathon, it's not a sprint where a single vote is enough, nor is just going out to protests enough. You have to do ALL the things.

    7 votes

  9. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    No worries, I totally understand. Canada is a very close trading partner with the US so your elections actively affect us and we follow your elections closely because of it. No need to apologize...

    No worries, I totally understand. Canada is a very close trading partner with the US so your elections actively affect us and we follow your elections closely because of it. No need to apologize for keeping it US-centric.

    I 100% agree with you. Action and change is more than just voting day. It's also more than just protests. It is about doing it ALL. Maintaining a democracy takes WORK. Like a lot.

    You can't just go out and protest a bunch, and then not vote. You also can't just go vote once and call it a day. You have to work at it, from all angles, all the time. You have to use EVERY avenue available to you. That means doing all of the above. Protests, voting, writing to your elected officials, writing opinion pieces in local media, etc. ALL of it contributes to getting voices out there and heard.

    I agree that Kamala was fighting a losing game. She didn't have the ability to make the systemic changes required, nor do I think that alone would have won her the election. Trump catered hard to the crowd who wanted to blame everyone else for their troubles. He's very much stoked the "YOU vs THEM" arguments and it won him the election.

    It sucks for Canada because as US is our largest trading partner, Trump's ideas of "America first" are going to screw us over big time.

    5 votes

  10. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    I am not being "dismissive," I am confused. It feels like OP doesn't understand how many millions of people that politicians have to cater to. OP Explicitly states that they hold "wildly unpopular...

    I am not being "dismissive," I am confused. It feels like OP doesn't understand how many millions of people that politicians have to cater to.

    OP Explicitly states that they hold "wildly unpopular opinions" (middle of the second paragraph) because they are just so far, far, far, left.

    Then they state that they want politicians who hear them specifically. Sometimes they choose not to vote because of this. But they themselves admitted to being a small niche portion of the population.

    Politicians have to try to strike a balance for literally millions upon millions of people. They aren't going to talk specifically to those small niche pockets of hyper-leftists when there's little chance of that winning them any significant electorate. And if OP's opinions are as "wildly unpopular" as they claim, then voicing those hyper-left opinions to cater to people like OP will actually LOSE them votership.

    It SUCKS. It sucks hard. I get it. I hate feeling unheard. I am in the same boat in my province. But we have to work with the systems we have because it's all we have.

    Not voting is functionally not voicing a choice.

    “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

    I will always vote, and I will always advocate for others to vote.

    14 votes

  11. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    Ya, I hope so. The right definitely doesn't suit me.

    Ya, I hope so. The right definitely doesn't suit me.

    2 votes

  12. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    "All it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing." Not voting is not helping.
    • Exemplary

    "All it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing."

    Not voting is not helping.

    15 votes

  13. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    The silence comes from not voting. If you think Harris is bad for the left, Trump is 100x worse. If you didn't want right-wing, then not voting is not the answer to keeping Trump from steamrolling...

    The silence comes from not voting. If you think Harris is bad for the left, Trump is 100x worse. If you didn't want right-wing, then not voting is not the answer to keeping Trump from steamrolling everything the left has fought for.

    11 votes

  14. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    I get that, I'm a left-leaning person in a very right-wing province of Canada. I totally feel the "not being heard" but I will never ever not vote. I even asked in one of my replies if this was...

    I get that, I'm a left-leaning person in a very right-wing province of Canada. I totally feel the "not being heard" but I will never ever not vote. I even asked in one of my replies if this was maybe just a rant? Because I feel that. I hate feeling like my side isn't heard. But I'm not making huge posts online about it, I go out and vote for the other side in the hopes of showing the right that the left is still here and still won't vote for them.

    15 votes

  15. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    I have never in my life not voted. I vote in every election that I am eligible. At every level. Municipal, provincial (I'm Canadian), and federal. I will never not vote because in my opinion, not...

    I have never in my life not voted. I vote in every election that I am eligible. At every level. Municipal, provincial (I'm Canadian), and federal. I will never not vote because in my opinion, not voting is tantamount to accepting what everyone else wants and not having a voice of my own. Even if that means plugging my nose and voting for the "lesser of two evils" because if I don't help vote for the less evil one, then the greater evil is more likely to win. In my opinion every single vote matters.

    My province just had an election. My province is also very right-ward leaning (and I am not). Despite feeling like there was no hope, I went out and voted anyway. Some areas here had candidates that won by only around 100 votes. Every. Vote. Matters.

    OP can choose not to cross whatever line they see fit, and not vote, and that's fine if that's their choice. I just fail to see how that helps anyone's cause.

    13 votes

  16. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    I also fail to see how not voting and letting Trump get in is helping those causes? It's cutting off your nose to spite your face and being even more aggravated when we're stuck with the fascist...

    I also fail to see how not voting and letting Trump get in is helping those causes? It's cutting off your nose to spite your face and being even more aggravated when we're stuck with the fascist dictator who is definitely not going to do what you want or listen to your side.

    12 votes

  17. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    20 million non-voters will have 20 millions reasons for not voting. It's not as easy as saying "every non-voter is an extreme leftist." Expecting politicians to hear a message in silence is not...

    20 million non-voters will have 20 millions reasons for not voting. It's not as easy as saying "every non-voter is an extreme leftist."

    Expecting politicians to hear a message in silence is not going to help anyone's cause.

    9 votes

  18. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    Yes, I understand. But OP themselves admitted to being a super-niche far-left voter and goes on to explain how when they choose not to vote it's because they feel like the politicians didn't...

    Yes, I understand. But OP themselves admitted to being a super-niche far-left voter and goes on to explain how when they choose not to vote it's because they feel like the politicians didn't address their specific niche, far-left specifically. It just felt like OP is saying "I'm niche and I know it, but I'm still not being addressed" and being surprised pikachu over it. I don't really know what to say about that?

    24 votes

  19. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    Precisely this. Silence does not send a message when it comes to politics. Silence is agreement or apathy. None of what OP typed above is being magically conveyed to politicians when you don't...

    Precisely this. Silence does not send a message when it comes to politics. Silence is agreement or apathy. None of what OP typed above is being magically conveyed to politicians when you don't vote.

    Only those who are loud send messages. Protests, voting in large numbers, etc. If you want to be heard, be LOUD. Not voting is not loud. Not voting is silent acceptance.

    44 votes

  20. Comment on Understanding the leftist that didn't vote: "Everybody else gets one, but not me" in ~society

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    I read it, and I'm not trying to be dismissive, I'm just not sure what the point of this post is? It's an explanation for how you feel about voting, or not voting as you choose, and I get that,...

    I read it, and I'm not trying to be dismissive, I'm just not sure what the point of this post is? It's an explanation for how you feel about voting, or not voting as you choose, and I get that, political systems in a lot of countries sucks hard. The parties are wishy-washy liars who are out to exploit us all. I guess I'm just struggling to find a topic of discussion here? Or did you just want to rant?

    63 votes