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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Exactly! A "dumb" home is just a liittle bit more inconvenient, but at least I don't need to worry about being policed by a megacorp

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It's a bit more inconvenient on average, but it's a heck of a lot more convenient when the power is out, the internet is down, or some giant company is just being dicks.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yeah, the only megacorp I can tolerate being policed by is my ISP. /s obviously