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That’s the best part. Remind them that it’s not about you. It’s about whistleblowers and journalists who need to protect their sources, and lawyers who need to
by apeace 6y ago
That’s the best part. Remind them that it’s not about you. It’s about whistleblowers and journalists who need to protect their sources, and lawyers who need to communicate with their clients. That tends to bring the ego down a peg ;)
But honestly, it’s best not to be aggressive. Some people don’t care much, and you won’t convince them.
FWIW, all my non-technical friends use Signal with me, and they know about verifying safety numbers! It can be done.
- lkxijlewlf 6y ago> ... It’s about whistleblowers and journalists They'll say the media is the enemy and whistleblowers are traitors who should be shot on site. I'm not even kidding; they'll say this.
- smegger001 6y agoHave you been to my family reunion because I think that may constitute a direct quote. Of course four years ago they espoused the opposite standpoint toward whistle-blowers because obviously the other-side was bad-wrong and this administration is right-good.
- fiblye 6y agoPeople who actually think this is fine tend to hate journalists and especially lawyers. They might walk away thinking this is a great idea.
- tricolon 6y ago> Remind them that it’s not about you. Unfortunately, as the current coronavirus case data shows, a large number of people here think everything is about them and them alone, so we'll need to make an argument that speaks to them personally. I'm not sure there is one that's universal—as suggested above, asking for their salary might be as close as we might get. That would then leave government employees.