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I classify anything thing that's not foss as malware/spyware, and even then I cant even fully trust that.
If you really want to go down the rabbit hole the only thing that will end up making sense is temple OS. But no one really cares that much about privacy to be that inconvienced.
It was more to point out that its kind of hypocritical because its not like we aren't doing the same thing. If anything I see the US goverment as a more of a threat because everything they do is directly effecting me. With China I cant be certain and can only blindly speculate what bad stuff is happening. I don't directly see how I'm getting fucked so theres some willful ignorance I enjoy having occasionally. Its not like here how they use the cars meta data to make your insurance rates go up, or deny you coverage in a crash because they can point at a metric. Theres no face to the evil.
It's not hypocritical. One is local and the other is foreign.
Its just the way you keep pushing this issue implies that because the forgien one is bad, we should justify the local one being bad.
If anything I support the forgien one more because you know I expect them to be bad guys. If these entities where people how would you feel with them sleeping with your wife? The "foreigner Chinese bloke" would probably sting when you found out, but it would be nothing in comparison when your good Christian church leader Mr ford does it. Even worse the church leader will gas light you about it not happening, while continuing to double down and bring other guys over to fuck your wife. And he can only do this because hes local.
It implies no such thing. Any such interpretation can be attributed to your imagination. What it means is simply that one is worse than the other.
That makes absolutely no sense.
Ahh so im talking to a Vulcan and I'm not allowed to go on my creative writting tangents. Also you talk like a debate bro I'm going to take your arguments you are trying to make at face value.
Both are malware, dont care in classifying which one is "worse" when primarilly I only care about the ones who have direct reach and control over my life and how I have to make decisions.
Our spyware is worse because I have to live directly with it and those are the people forcing computers into cars that we can no longer afford. Tech bros, and data companies are ruining cars. In my mind that's much worse than a invisible threat that isn't even allowed to operate here yet just due to the import fees alone. Fuck GM, fuck ford, fuck all them they should of never got bailed out.
You can go on all the tangents you want, but don't expect no one to correct your factual inaccuracies unless you specifically label it as fiction. Are your statements fictional entertainment?
You literally just did that in your previous reply...
It's not at all invisible. China is notorious for digital attacks on all kinds of US infrastructure. Along with Russia and North Korea. Basically most powerful authoritarian nations.
They aren't allowed to operate here due to the potential threats that I mentioned.
They have the same fears of our tech too, Tesla isnt allowed to have their vehicles in many parts of China due to all its cameras and pings back to the US. All of our software surpremacy is just one super backdoor to the worlds information. Every other country desperately wants to stop that, besides our 5 eyes allies and Israel.
And sure I did classify what was worse but maybe my wording was a little bad and I'm failing to get my message across. All are bad, we are both pretty much evil countries that abuse human rights. One being forgien, and one being local doesnt change that.
What changes is one is directly effecting me and ruling over me. That aspect of it is worse.
Which makes sense, because the exact same concept applies: local vs. foreign
It absolutely does, from the perspective of the government, who makes the laws.
Well I am failing to understand where I am not breaking through with you and feel like you keep getting caught up on small symantics that act more as gatch'yas more than anything. I typed up a response but after re-reading our messages I kind of just repeat myself, and I don't think either of us are going to really move forward.
Any other questions, concerns or points you would like to make?