flamingarms @ flamingarms @feddit.uk

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The dictionary is not a replacement for the social sciences, friend. It seems like you have a narrative in your head about why I am arguing this point, but I'd like to point out that your argument is currently standing on "but the dictionary though" in the face of decades of research.

I don't know who that is; first time talking with them as far as I know. I don't mind engaging with someone until they seem disingenuous; but yeah, that's where I've reached with that person. A short reply of "check the dictionary" is not the sign of someone wanting actual conversation. Guessing you've had a similar run-in with them.

Lol mate, you're being willfully obtuse. As you already know, there is knowledge beyond the confines of the dictionary, and the dictionary is merely attempting to summarize a very complex subject. If you'd like to broaden your perspective, you can turn to the research which is where I'm pulling my definition. If you'd like to understand why it's so important to include those other things I mentioned in the definition, there's plenty of reading opportunities to explain that.

Yes, and racism is also a social hierarchy and systemic structure that utilizes tools of oppression to allow the in-group to have power and control over the out-group. Calling it prejudice alone is not acknowledging the full picture.

Sure is. But "White" is prejudice at worst, not racism. Racism includes the inherent power dynamics and systemic racism against minorities.

...so these Hexbear folx have got a chip on their shoulder, huh?

From scanning through their comments, I'm guessing they don't actually believe the shit they're saying? Only because, if they did, I would think they would actually try to have a discussion with people instead of whatever firestorm is happening on this thread. I'm not up to date - is this a troll instance?

Right, but as so many other threads have acknowledged, not everyone is capable of paying a large upfront cost to save them in the long-term. That's one example of why it's more expensive to be broke. That's why I'm responding to these comments - it's not all ignorance or stupidity; people are broke out here.

I'd love one, thanks for raffling them off!

Just buying a PC is a high price of entry. It doesn't have to be a hobby that you're putting money into frequently.

It's also the only option if you want to play online with friends and don't have an expensive PC.

I understand it's been normalized. I'm trying to figure out my hangup with the word "weird"... I guess ultimately I don't consider it weird for someone to stand against something that's normalized.

I understand a large number of apps request phone number to log in, but that doesn't explain why it's a weird line to draw to not engage with that.

Just as an aside, gun violence is now the leading cause of death for children in the US; vehicle collisions are now 2nd, due to gun violence increasing and vehicle collisions decreasing.

What makes it a weird line for them to draw?

Maybe. "Edgy" to me implies people trying to emotionally manipulate others into reactions by lambasting or supporting certain viewpoints. But, and this may just be a definitions thing, I don't think that implies that people who are being edgy don't believe what they are purporting. Trolls I think though are manipulating completely regardless of their actual views. So maybe trolls are a subset of people who are being edgy.

Lol, so is lemmygrad just full of trolls now? Guess it was inevitable.

Isn't the i7-7700k a kaby lake processor?

That's a fairly simplified look at the whole picture though. Fingerprinting is a whole other beast, and Brave and Firefox and associated forks have varying and incomplete protections. For instance, only the Firefox-forked browser called Mull seems to effectively randomize data for canvas fingerprinting, whereas Firefox and Brave don't have protections against it at all. Saying you're essentially invisible on the Internet following your steps is pretty inaccurate. There's way too much money in this shit; web services are fingerprinting on everything they can.