[dansmith1919]

How much free time do you think the average person has to learn and set all this up?

“You’re giving these companies your data and then dare to be angry when you lose it? Just get a degree in computer science and host it yourself!!1! I am very smart”

[2muchcoffeeman]

I think you’re taking the message the wrong way.

Those are the steps the commenter suggests you take to use these services safely.

It’s not that these steps are reasonable.

[avazhi]

So if they aren’t reasonable what’s the point of typing them out in a list exhorting others to implement them?

[wannadingo]

Because showing that the mitigation is unreasonable highlights how unreasonable the problem is.

[avazhi]

The original commenter said he always suggests people do these things.

[2muchcoffeeman]

Yes, this is what they think is required to be safe. It’s up to you what you do. But what’s better having information or not having information?

At the very least “civilians” need to be informed, and warned.

[crossroadsguy]

Yours is an absurd response. Rage-bait? Still, I will bite - kind of.

1. You don’t need too much time to set this up.

2. All this doesn’t have to be in one sitting - with meds and coffee that keeps you awake through the sleeping hours

3. In fact it’s better if you do this over the weeks, months, years. For me it took years and I am still kind of doing it. Once in a while, here and there.

4. I am not very smart. If I was I’d have just ignored your comment.

[fn-mote]

Nobody believes this is right.

The question is: will you roll over and die without a fight for your rights?

At least you have time you are spending on HN that could be devoted to learning to fight. The fewer people that fight, the faster your rights disappear.