CrypticCoffee @ CrypticCoffee @lemmy.ml

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Did the Gulag exist, and how do you feel that sits in with human decency and furthering the rights of workers?

He might write a lot, but we know politicians say a lot. What actions were taken and what happened under his watch is another thing entirely.

His decision to get Trotsky killed off, was that furthering the cause of workers?

No, I'm all for workers gaining their fair share of the proceeds of their wealth. I just don't believe you need to nosh off dictators because you're keen on the writings of Marx. Stalin != Marx.

There is very little virtue or moral high-ground in celebrating those who are guilty of atrocities.

So you're saying communists aren't Marxists? They're just folk who are in a weird cult of personality and love China and Russia including the capitalist elements of it? For someone from lemmygrad, I'm quite surprised...

Subscribed. Keep up the good work :).

Beat me to it with F-Zero. What a game.

There wasn't any really in that thread. You brought it up.

I'm sure you'll warn OP, and another OP, and another OP, and another OP, and after getting any response, blame Firefox fanboys for beaing unbearable...

You misunderstand my point.

Communists who believe in sharing the wealth amongst the workers, fair enough.

People who will obsess about Stalin and China, and justify atrocities, not so good.

When I say tankies, I do not mean communists.

Out of a quick glance (really quick), I found this: https://lemmy.ml/comment/2915403

It seems you're throwing rocks and getting surprised when people generally respond. You cannot complain about fanboyism when you're trying to start fires. If you don't want those conversations, maybe don't start 'em.

I get that when you bash Firefox on reddit, you can start a circlejerk, but you don't get the same response here and it's as much to do with you being used to the biases of reddit.

I quite agree with you. I think tankies are quite misguided. They have good intentions, but not so great conclusions. I don't mind engaging with them, and they mostly tend to be in good faith.

I wouldn't describe it as toxic, and it's weird some views in that regards. Many are probably engaging with people that just quit engaging in reddit.

There is quite a bit of bias on reddit that makes it quite uncomfortable for some of those people. Quite often Linux, Firefox and great open source software is bashed. It can be quite disconcerting to be in a different environment, but it isn't solely because of the views and biases of those on Lemmy. It's also significantly down to the views and biases of those one reddit also.

A lot of open source advocates do tend to be inclined to open source software on an open source link aggregator.

Signed, Open Source entusiast. :)

Oof, I can imagine that sucks. Come join us on !degoogle@lemmy.ml :) Everyone seems quite enthusiastic about finding alternatives. I'm all about the Firefox, GrapheneOS, Proton Mail, Signal, Element etc. :)

One thing I've noticed about the alternatives subreddit, is there is a lot of people persuading people against alternatives. It's almost like there was some organising to persuade people there was no alternative.

I mean, when you factor in you'd probably get removed, or shadow-banned, or have your posts removed for mentioning Lemmy, it feels like there is a multifaceted approach to discouraging folk from leaving the reddit teet.

While there is an element of truth, it's scattered in with exaggeration and only focussing on negatives. The objective was to say Lemmy bad, staying good.

No way is Lemmy more toxic than reddit. I find those "well ackshually" folks are much less here.

Fair points. I appreciate the response.

What is a good alternative you would recommend?

Isn't that assuming you pipe it out using metal. Would plastic or carbon fibre be viable for this? Or at least coating a metal pipe?

Would it really create a dead sea zone? I mean to desalinate, you're pulling the water out, extracting salt. So effectively taking water from the ocean without the salt. Surely putting it back isn't going to be massive issue as currents will push out more salty water to less salty areas until it is back to where it was.

I guess the art of it would be the rate of returning it to the sea, and the surface area over where it is put back. Longed pipes to deeper water will probably make a less horrific situation, as more water = less salt concentration.

Though, we shouldn't rule out make a deal with social media, the share level of salt involved probably needs replenishing.

I wouldn't engage with them personally. I use grapheneOS. I would use their matrix for support only, but we already know the community is a little... errrr... defensive. Definitely not the place to debate stuff like this, and those folk involved are pretty bright anyway.

"Android immutable model could totally work with more customizability like desktops, and still be secure" - I read this, and don't know enough, but I'm wondering if this is a selling point of a rival of theirs. I think they're very precise and ardent on secure. Some of their rivals allow more flexibility, and less secure, so it could have been a conversation they've had millions of times with people trolling them. Obviously, they're quite sensitive, and react way beyond the pale, but good policy is don't troll folk that may need mental health help.

The fact you know Daniel, and the history, and went in their to debate is really quite questionable. "I wonder what would happen if I take this box of matches into this room full of flammable material". It's weird you're asking people to go in and debate with them. Why are you advocating this? It's like you're wanting to troll them, and while there is often not excusing some of the actions on that project, what is your goal? Subtle trolling is a thing.

Either way, use what software you want. Their matrix is run by them, and they define the rules of how they operate. It isn't a public entity, it's a private club.

"meaning I wouldn’t be able to remotely lock or wipe my phone". The original post indicated data was the issue. If they want to get the sim out and wipe it, they will. Need to solve the problem (data loss).

Some phones including Samsung are encrypted by default.

Don't keep data on your device you don't need and use the encryption.