I don’t see this going wrong in any way shape or form.

That’s a glowing recommendation of Signal. And a good reminder to donate. I’m doing it right now.

This would essentially require you to not communicate outside of Signal.

Celebrity/billionaire worship. Just no. It means their values are wildly erratic.

Don’t threaten us with a good time!

Right. This goes for every company, ever. No company is going to do what they should do if it’s not profitable or beneficial to them in some way. It makes sense if you think about it, but that’s also why regulation exists. So that they don’t become too unhinged.

So when the existential threat is made public, it’ll already be in the palm of his hand. Wonderful.

Originally I thought I could, but no. Because when I listen to the music, I’m giving that artist money, attention, and power.

That results in giving them a bigger platform to spew their bigoted opinions/actions is counterintuitive to my goals. I would rather not.

This would only be meaningful if it wasn’t collected in the first place.

No Big Tech company has your best interests in mind. Ever.

Reminder: this is the company that holds a monopoly on the internet and dictates web standards.

I need to understand why people still keep giving that man money. Willingly. It’s mind boggling.

I’ve bought every single generation of an Apple Watch, and I returned it every time.

I wanted to love it so much, but I couldn’t.

It’s just a glorified notification system.

Anytime I got a notification on it, or wanted to use it for something, it was faster and far more convenient to just pull out my phone and do whatever I needed to.

The only thing I found it good for was controlling music from a distance, but that’s not an important use case for me and definitely not worth the price tag, plus the recurring data plan. It’s a money and attention hog, just like any other smartphone.

What’s even scarier is that takeout is probably only the data they want you to see, or are legally obliged to share.

I would be willing to wager they have lots more on you that you’re not even aware of.

Serious question: why does everyone in silicon valley have a god complex?

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Fuck Google. Ruining the internet for profit.

You are the people’s champ.

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair