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  • I didn't want to go into all factors that lead to this observation because that would take too long and require more research on my part. Fear of retaliation (and desire for power) is more an explanation of at least why members of his own party won't criticize him.

  • This doesn't answer your question but is more of an interesting observation that fits your question. It seems bar for political leaders' mistakes has gotten so low over the pass few decades.

    In the early 90s then VP Dan Quayle misspelled potato (though apparently not 100% his fault) and he was labeled an idiot by the entire country. Bush had a lot of funny Bushisms but most are either weird, poorly worded, malapropisms, or a mix of all three.

    Then you have Trump. And while there are definitely people who think he's an idiot, it doesn't seem as widespread of a belief as it was for Quayle or Bush. I think part of it is because Trump is far more sensitive to criticism than any president we've seen so he'll go after people who say anything negative about him. But I'm sure there are other reasons as well (ex: politicized news channels, social media, technology etc)

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  • Thanks for the tip. I had thought of doing Home Assistant to automate things like lights but I use the Echo for other stuff too (like reminders and weather). I guess I'll just wait for the open source tech to catch up.

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  • How disheartening. I knew going in that there would be privacy issues but I figured for the service it was fine. I also figure my phone is always listening anyway.

    As someone with limited mobility, my echo has been really nice to control my smart devices like lights and TV with just my voice.

    Are there good alternatives or should I just accept things as they are?

  • This is all anecdotal but I signed up for the icogni family plan since my parents are boomers who are seriously tech illiterate. After signing up, it seems like I've gotten more scam texts and calls, at least initially. I even got a scam letter twice from the same scam. So I would just save your money.

    It's possible that they are doing what they advertise and getting your name off databases but maybe the act of requesting that makes those companies send out your info to another data broker.

  • Back in the day, I let my younger brother and cousins play GTA Vice City in my room. They never played the story but would enter cheats and compete to see who could get the most stars and survive the longest. They were 5-7 years old haha. In retrospect, not a good move on my end but I was only about 15.