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by x5n1 3934 days ago
Why are we allowing any of the corporations, governments, and police departments to get away with any of the stupid shit they continuously do? Mostly because it would take a significant act of power to do anything about it, power which we don't have and even if we do, we do not wish to exercise. The exercising of which would probably cause more problems in the short term than it would solve. Most people will not do anything about such problems.
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GrinningFool 3934 days ago
> Mostly because it would take a significant act of power to do anything about it, power which we don't have and even if we do, we do not wish to exercise.

It starts a step before that - awareness. Most folks aren't aware of the things that are done, and even of those who are only a minor subset consider these things to be a problem.

Lack of motivation to try to make change winnows out most of those who get past the first two problems. The unfortunate truth is that of the small subset who are aware and offended, most simply have higher priorities.

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x5n1 3934 days ago
> Most folks aren't aware of the things that are done

I totally disagree. With today's media most people are hyper aware, disproportionately, of everything that goes on. Perhaps even desensitized by their over-awareness.

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teaneedz 3934 days ago
Agreed, most will probably do nothing that's an inconvenience. It just seems that Windows 10 should be causing us all to leave Windows completely since it is out rightly not respecting users and not even caring about it. Linux time.
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pdkl95 3934 days ago
Most will probably do nothing because they don't see an alternative, and so they are resigned to using products they know are harmful.

https://www.asc.upenn.edu/news-events/publications/tradeoff-...

edit: fixed URL I copied from the wrong tab

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