Isaac

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[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Yea that's kinda what I was thinking. Digital safety should be up to the individual, big companies should be fined and held accountable to the data they collect.

Its why I'm on Lemmy, I host my own instance and thus I own the data. I've moved my email and cloud backups to instances I own as well. I understand I'm a bit privileged that I can do such things, but I plan on helping others setup their own needs online if I can.

Unfortunately we've been on autopilot just taking online products and folding them into our lives without much forethought to the outcomes. Didn't know democracy was at threat, but with hindsight it makes sense. Power is moving up the chain of command and could be lost to us labourers for the foreseeable future unless we take it back through our data.

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

While I do agree its a bit whack, I question if everything needs 100% safety to be legal?

If someone offers a dangerous thing and you sign a waiver, maybe motocross, if you get injured is it the owners fault? Why should an individual be free from onus?

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 9 points 3 months ago

This is important information for people to read and unddrrstand. As a denizen of multiple communities for over 25 years I think the seeds of ideas start with these forums. They are almost like a canary in the coal mine to give us an idea what will bubble up to the surface to grandma.

We're not the majority on Lemmy, many instances are curated to keep out the filth. But content is recycled and moves throughout the net. I'm reminded of this old meme, eventually content makes it to facebook where my mom and elders consume content.

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Sovereign wealth fund from capturing value from our citizens efforts? Reaks of socialism, but not entirely convinced capitalism is working for the everyman

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Canadian feds should get shares for each dollar subsidized into their market. Why they eat the profits while tax payers get hosed?

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Sucks their "shithole country" (Trump's rhetoric, just borrowing it) allows such dangerous weapons of mass destruction to cross the border of a peace keeping nation. Maybe they need NATO sanctions?

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Been looking for a DR system for Ubuntu or mint, need to look into it myself but would like some feedback if this could be the right ticket.

I just bought a raspberry pi 4 to host plex, I'm sure I could get it to do backup and restore too. Looking into it

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago

Left used to mean something, helping out the everyman with stronger safetynets. If kids need jokes we need to do that and not engage with the trolls. High ground sucks when they go low, but its needed to keep proper decorum.

Politics should be boring, we should not need to pay attention to every move they make. Progressives and lefties are bought and paid for like the rest, I'd argue that's more important for the next gen. Both are sellouts, let's go to the fun one.

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

In theory I'd love that, I give into the trolling but try to keep it to a minimum.

Children are watching and when everyone is slinging shit, they just see shit covered adults and that's almost worse than losing a voter. Losing the next gen

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I enter civil discourse with opposing views all day erryday, but that's a nice point. We need values but I think the order of operations should be to engage civily, agree to disagree, then finally block so they don't feel empowered by their position.

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago (6 children)

This guys right, we gotta try not to feed the trolls.

Also don't be a sucker! https://youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4

[–] Isaac@waterloolemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Dang so sorry to hear, I don't known any vocal PP thumpers around me, but he's just so bland but like not the normal Candian kinda way, like made in a lab way.

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