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“People shouldn't be afraid of their media. Media should be afraid of their people.” (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by dienzier to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Those who would trade essential liberty for convenience deserve neither.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

What's the essential liberty here, shitposting?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The essential liberty is being able to use a device you own how you choose to use it, and not the rules for its use being dictated remotely by a giant corporation.

See: Google's Web Environment Integrity proposal.

The thing is, like the person I was responding to was pointing out, most people don't give one shit and don't pay attention to moves like these, because they prefer the convenience over caring about lack of personal agency in the equation.

See also: Reddit API protest, which most redditors didn't give one fucking shit about.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 years ago

You joke, but yes, shitposting would absolutely be included as an essential liberty in an open and free internet.

[–] Arbiter 10 points 2 years ago

Our god given right.