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[-] FineCoatMummy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

That's always been a red line for me. If we lose that, we are at the mercy of the gizmos true owner. Maybe the true owner is benevolant. Or maybe they aren't. Either way! A golden cage is still a cage!

My friends don't feel that way. TBH I only do b/c my pa is an old mainframe guy and after personal computing arose he had C64's and stuff. Those oldschool home computers answered to the human at the kb. I picked up his values. Digital gizmos should answer to me, not to BigTechCo. B/c BigTechCo can be pressured. It can change ownership and policies overnight. Then everyone loses their computing freedom at once.

this post was submitted on 23 May 2026
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