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I didn't consent to anything, I don't have a Twitter account. I'm talking about people who do. And they often mistakenly think their content will stay on Twitte
by xigoi 3y ago
I didn't consent to anything, I don't have a Twitter account. I'm talking about people who do. And they often mistakenly think their content will stay on Twitter forever, so they don't need to back it up.
- jkaplowitz 3y agoFair enough. By “you consented … when you agreed”, I really meant “one consents … when one agrees”, as is common in informal English. Yes, it’s a mistake to rely on social media content remaining up forever, agreed. That’s separate from ownership. Backups are important even for data on a hard drive you physically own, since hard drives can fail or be damaged or lost.
- xigoi 3y agoSorry, I don't think I've ever seen “you” used as a generic pronoun in a past-tense sentence, which is why I took it personally.
- jkaplowitz 3y agoAlso fair - it’s possible that my choice of tense made that the only literal reading, but my point was intended as general and not accusatory.
- catoc 3y agoYou can't park there mate.
- xigoi 3y agoThat's not past tense.