I don’t think there’s a financial reason for this. I think he’s willing to lose money on his AI in the short time by doing this just so he can score some points with Trump since the EU is soon going to strike his company with even more fines for breaking EU law. He probably wants Trump to stop this from happening and this kind of stuff tickles the pickle of that dingus.
or be our enemy
That would be a geopolitical disaster for the US. No matter how much he yaps his mouth around, Trump doesn’t want the EU as an adversary. If that were to happen the US would have 2 flanks to defend against instead of one. And the EU is not Russia. Collectively the EU has the second biggest military budget and the third biggest economy in the world.
Trump is trying to get us to increase centralization at the EU level which is great as far as I’m concerned. But that chucklenut is doing it in a way that will also massively sour relations in the long term. As insane as it sounds, if Trump’s successor is going to be like him, China will probably be a more reliable partner than the US. The only caveat is that Taiwan is going to be extremely vulnerable in such a situation.
I’m hoping the US will come to its senses at the next election and relations will normalize. The Americans are pricks, but they are still more ideologically aligned with us than the Chinese.
For you why did fascism emerge in the first place
That’s a broad question that has different answers depending on the time and place. There’s no single answer to this.
why did it re-emerge nowadays.
Again, it’s a broad question with different answers. However, I can definetly say that social media and selection bias play a role in pushing the average person to extreme views such as yours. Which is why I’d like to remind people to take a break and cool down every once in a while.
You think that people who actually want to learn new things are the fascists?
He didn’t say that. He just gave an example (a rather poor one given the context) of people lacking solidarity.
I’d ask you if you are dumb but you already answered that with your class skipping
Insulting people like this won’t get you anything.
Not everybody sees teachers like evil oppressors jfc
Again, he never said this. Forgive me for saying this, but it seems you’re very angry about something and you just want to start an argument. Maybe take a break from the internet for a day?
I would like to add that we should also kick out capitalism and representative democracy out of the way because fascism is a byproduct of both of them.
Jesus, it seems that nowadays wherever I go I find either reactionaries or radicals pushing their insane takes no matter the relevance. I wish moderates would comment more.
Wait, you think Putin has credibility when speaking on climate change?
I never said that. I said that to the general public he may appear as more credible based on his behavior when adressing the issue compared to Greta which would undermine environmental efforts. This is what I’m concerned about.
I can’t imagine a world where you’re calling that “petulant”. At 16 years old she had more poise and gravitas than many of the world leaders she was speaking to. You say she hasn’t done anything. I beg to differ. Further, if what she has done is nothing, it raises the obvious question: what have you done to avert climate catastrophe?
Ok, usually I welcome debates, but I can see that you were very angry when you wrote this so I think it’s better that we stop here. Before finishing off, I would like to clarify one more time that I’m not a climate change denier. I just don’t like the way Greta and others like her operate since it’s my belief that their aggressiveness undermines the movement and increases the risk of turning people into reactionaries. That’s my opinion. I’m entitled to it just as much as you’re entitled to your own.
Here’s a useful chart comparing all the popular cloud and email providers - https://eylenburg.github.io/cloud_comparison.htm
I use Tuta and I’m very satisfied with it. It offers end-to-end encryption, the client is open source and it’s user friendly. The most common complaint you’ll hear from people about it is that it doesn’t offer IMAP. Personally I don’t mind it that much. It really depends on what you’re looking for.
Yeah, it’s tough work to get people to change. So far I managed to convince my family and a buddy of mine to get Signal and they only did it so they can communicate with me after I told them I won’t be using Whatsapp. The vast majority of people told me it’s too much of a bother to switch. They know where to find me anyway.
I gave up on the ideea of convincing people to ditch Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok. It’s a lost cause.
Greta Thunberg is 22 years old right now, and was “screaming” and “blaming people” when she was 11 years old.
Expecting an 11 year old to provide answers that none of the established world has is silly.
Fully agreed.
She saw the world she was going to inherit and forced conversation to work toward solutions
I disagree. I saw her speak and the reactions to some of her speeches. Her inflamatory and derogatory speeches did nothing more than help opponents of the energy transition. To give you an example, when asked about it during an interview Putin jumped at the opportunity to discredit the energy transition. While the public saw Greta behaving like a petulant child during the speech, they then saw Putin speaking calmy, asking real questions like “How are poor nations going to transition when they need cheap fossils to sustain themselves?”. They then take this bit and plaster it on every social media site. People see it and are inclined to take Putin’s side since he appears more knowledgeable and in control of himself. And just like that he gets a boost in his reputation.
This is why I don’t like activists like her and the author of this article. They do more harm than good by expressing themselves in such a violent manner.
“listen to the experts who have been screaming at you for 50 years.”
That would be fine provided that it’s done correctly and civilized. Which is my point. Raising awarness is fine.Throwing insults loudly left and right to raise awareness is not. It only makes you seem delusional and sheds a bad light on your cause. This allows climate change deniers to take advantage of that to further their agenda.
We fully transition to clean energy like nuclear and build more power plants to allow us to store our online stuff.
The author of this article is not a serious person. He’s in the same bucket as Greta Thunberg. They just like to scream and blame people instead of providing practical solutions. It’s frankly tiring to hear them despite their honorable intentions.
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If you live in the EU, you will soon be able to message via a third party app to Whatsapp users thanks to the Digital Markets Act from last year. Meta said they’re planning to release this feature this year. However through this feature Meta will still be able to retain data about your messaging. And since Zuckerberg has now openly aligned himself with Trump, there’s a fair chance that data will be used against you at some point in the future.
I recommend you sever any ties to Meta and switch to a privacy focused messenger app like Signal. It has the same interface, but far stronger encryption and it’s open source.
Harmony is closed source which is a massive red flag as even Android is open source. Definetly not a good alternative.
I must say that American companies are getting better and better at making me ditch their products and services.
Art of the Deal at its finest.
The majority of people don’t need so much security, for example I don’t use SELinux even on desktop.
Privacy goes hand in hand with security. If you don’t have strong security then you can’t say that you have privacy. Governments and hackers will exploit your oversight to breach your device, rendering your distancing from Big Tech pointless.
I’m sorry but I won’t give Google more money, I think they have enough billions of dollars already.
I understand and I feel the same way. It’s ironic that in order to obtain the highest level of security and privacy you have to first degoogle and then go back to Google, but life is funny that way. If you are adamant about it, then I suggest you buy a refurbished Pixel.
I prefer to support business projects and developers who are for open source and the independence from the Big Tech
And I encourage you to do so! More than 90% of my apps on my mobile devices now come from either European devs or FOSS projects. Similar situation on my laptop as well that now runs Linux instead of ChromeOS.
However, I strongly urge you not to compromise your online security and privacy. Choosing a weak Android ROM as your OS is one way you can do that and it can have more negative effects on your life than just staying with your default Android. If you really feel the need to ditch Android immediately, then go for Calyx if you can, but try to switch to Graphene when you can. I also can’t immediately switch, but I will probably choose Graphene when I’ll be able to.
I’m sorry, but choosing an OS solely on the nationality of its developers is just careless and should not be encouraged. You should primarily aim for functionality, privacy and security.
The only OS on your list that meets these requirements is Graphene which remains the only true alternative for Android and IOS on mobile devices. The main drawback is that it only works on Google devices due to their superior hardware. The rest of Android Roms lack severely in terms of security features and in some cases are even worse than simple Android. /e/ OS is one of them. The unlocked bootloader and the delay in security updates substantially reduce the security of your device. Mobile based Linux OS are underdeveloped and do not have access to most apps available on the market. They can be considered an alternative only if you use your phone for its basic features and for emailing.
If you can, get a Pixel and install Graphene on it. If not, degoogle your device as best as you can, use a vpn, a password manager and a private email provider.
EDIT: Here is a useful chart comparing all the Android Roms - https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm
If you really want to ditch Android, but you can’t get Graphene then your second best choice would be Calyx.
It also includes the people that deleted their Twitter accounts following the acquisition. I’m one of those people and I’m especially annoyed because I only used that blasted app only to register to some giveaways when I was in middle school. I have since discontinued that email account, but still.
As someone who had a Samsung Flip3, I miss how easy it was to carry it around. It didn’t feel like a brick that I had to take out of my pocket every time I needed to check my notifications. It was also surprisingly durable. Price is the main downside of these phones.
There’s a fair chance I’ll buy another one in the future if I have enough money when switching phones.
The EU is the mother of consumers world wide. Some company is taking advantage of you? Get the EU on the line, someone’s knees are about to pop.