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I see this all the time on HN, the dismissal of real problems by suggesting the wide spread use of using highly technical solutions. It is naive and frankly arr

I see this all the time on HN, the dismissal of real problems by suggesting the wide spread use of using highly technical solutions. It is naive and frankly arrogant. The vast majority of the population, and I'd bet it's even higher in Uganda does not even know what Tor is, yet alone how to use it. My mom just figured out how to send photos via text message for heaven's sake.

leetcrew 8y ago
> suggesting the wide spread use of using highly technical solutions. this is certainly something that happens in tech communities, but come on. it's like a three step process to install Tor browser and it works just like normal Firefox. any motivated person who can use a computer at all should be able to figure it out in about 15 minutes. motivation is also the key missing factor in the anecdote about your mom. i bet she would figure out how to send photos by text real quick if her safety or job depended on acquiring that skill.
jk_danson 8y ago
It is true the TOR does not solve the problem. But I don't think discussing how to solve it here would do anything for Uganda. But if anybody from Uganda does find this. It's time to stand up and fight for your rights as a people and not let the corrupt politicians push you around. In the meantime, if you want to know how to use TOR here is a great tutorial: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2686467/privacy/how-to-use-the-tor-browser-to-surf-the-web-anonymously.html https://www.pcworld.com/article/2686467/privacy/how-to-use-t... And here is the Facebook site for TOR: https://facebookcorewwwi.onion/ https://facebookcorewwwi.onion/ Good Luck!