Unnecessary and deeply concerning bow to the new “king”

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    3 hours ago

    No one going to comment the Trump absolutely did not write that? Read it; completely coherent, proper English, all that.

  • psychOdelic@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    13·
    6 hours ago

    I was wondering, is proton as trustworthy as everybody says? I generally dislike it because its closed source, but that makes sense considering they have to host servers. but this makes it seem… uncredible. any alternative to protonmail?

    • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      16·
      6 hours ago

      I generally dislike it because its closed source

      I mean, the user clients are open source (right? correct me if I’m wrong). So if you compile it yourself, it should be safe.

      So for the contents of email, drive, calandar, those things should be safe. They could secretly keep a log of metadata and IP addresses, tho. The VPN, yea that is basically just requiring trust

      Also, Proton AG is now controlled by a Non-Profit organization, Andy Yen is only one of the five board members.

  • cygnus@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    5 hours ago

    FFS. Unfortunately there really isn’t a good alternative to Proton right now (don’t @ me about Tuta until you’ve seen how much downtime they had recently).

  • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todayEnglish
    2919·
    7 hours ago

    I just dislike that they had to take a political stance at all. Companies and celebrities should stay out of politics and focus on what they’re good at/known for.

    • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
      352·
      6 hours ago

      Don’t agree completely. Celebrities are people too, they can use their voice to do good and activate people with regards to politics. Kinda cruel to just say “focus on what you’re known for, which is a pretty face. I don’t care about anything else that makes you human”

      • deadcream@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        6·
        4 hours ago

        I feel like the rules are different here. This dude is not a celebrity, he is a CEO of a company which mission is to provide a secure and private email service. I don’t care about him as a person, he represents his company here. His job is to make sure that the data of his customers does not get in the wrong hands, and being as apolitical as possible is part of it. (Unless it’s speaking up against laws that will undermine his business such as banning encryption, but that’s not what’s happening here).

      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        33·
        6 hours ago

        Their reach means they should shut up when it comes to things they have no credibility in. I don’t want a physics professor giving their opinion on RNA vaccines in their class just like I don’t want the singer for a major band giving their opinion on politics.

        • takeda@lemm.eeEnglish
          3·
          4 hours ago

          I understand concern about scientific concepts, but who in your mind has the authority to talk about politics? IMO everyone should have freedom to talk about it, because when it comes to politics no one really is an “expert”.

        • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
          6·
          5 hours ago

          You know what the physics professor and singer have in common? They can both cast a vote and partake in politics.

          • Kecessa@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            14·
            4 hours ago

            Their position makes them able to influence masses of people so they should still refrain from sharing their opinions on subject they have no qualifications to talk about.

            • takeda@lemm.eeEnglish
              51·
              4 hours ago

              We have billionaires starting 1 million dollar lotteries to make people vote certain way and you are worried that a singer’s opinion will affect the outcome?

      • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todayEnglish
        314·
        6 hours ago

        I’m talking about Musicians playing music, actors acting, sports people playing sports, etc. stick to what they’re good at and known for, not a pretty face.

        • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          3·
          3 hours ago

          I’m reminded of someone making a comment just like this to Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine…

          One: When you pick up a guitar, you don’t put down your First Amendment rights.

          Two: When people tell you to shut up and play guitar or complain that artists are speaking out – it’s only because they disagree with what you’re saying. That’s not complicated.

          I’d also note that quite a bit of the music out there, throughout history, has been political.

          I’d also point out that by your own position on this, you too should stfu about politics.

        • .Donuts@lemmy.worldEnglish
          151·
          6 hours ago

          Same deal. Just because they make music you like, doesn’t mean that’s all there is to them. Musicians, actors, athletes are also individuals with experiences and perspectives that can inspire or activate positive change. Sure, their main talent might be what they’re famous for, but that doesn’t mean their opinions on important matters are invalid. Dismissing their voices entirely just because they have a certain job is a dumb idea.

          • sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.todayEnglish
            16·
            6 hours ago

            We differ in opinions, that’s all. I appreciate these people for their talents in what they are known for and that’s why most people are aware of them. I don’t want to start disliking them because they start getting political all of a sudden.

            For instance, many many actors use firearms in their scenes but then come out as an anti-gun person. For one I believe in the right to bear arms, not that it’s a huge deal that the actor believes the other way but what really bothers me would be the hypocrisy. They should simply not pick roles or films based around firearms. I just want to enjoy the movie, not be immersed in their politics.

            I’m sure you can find counter examples to this and some would hold up in history and exceptions to the rule but the vast majority of people that fit my statement just want more attention

    • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.worldEnglish
      141·
      6 hours ago

      I mean, I don’t agree with his politics. But this opinion is no different than telling football players to shut up and play football when they were speaking out against systemic violence against minority black communities.

    • htrayl@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      6 hours ago

      Echo the disagreement. Yes it makes like more complicated, but it is important to know who/what you are supporting.

    • JaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      6 hours ago

      Not normalizing traitors to the species isn’t exactly “political”, it’s the lowest imaginable bar, and he couldn’t clear it.

      • deadcream@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        1·
        3 hours ago

        I’m sure all these species traitors will be put to the wall when aliens invade. Earth is for humans!

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28·
    7 hours ago

    Aiming to be “the lesser of two evils” just means people who don’t have the exact same values as the party occasionally reaching a different conclusion…

    It wouldnt be an issue if the goal was a “good” candidate, it’s only when the goal is “slightly better by the bare minimum”