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> Today, the concept of “spyware” has been obsoleted because every software is spyware. Google's “organising the information of the world” turned out to be ind
by tomrod 1y ago
> Today, the concept of “spyware” has been obsoleted because every software is spyware. Google's “organising the information of the world” turned out to be indexing which Gaza families to bomb, children and all; “making money in the free market to invest in social change” was about bankrolling literal, textbook fascism. Today, for us Latinx to even briefly step in the USA, if we don't have an always-on handheld device with spyware “social media”, its absence is taken as proof of criminality. I will never visit Arizona again, and my kids will never know a world that's not like this; but for me I saw this world being forged up close and personal, deep in Mordor where the shadows lie.
This hits home.
- mm263 1y agoSeems overly dramatic
- JohnMakin 1y agoFrom a place of privilege, it might seem so!
- JKCalhoun 1y agoSure, to make a point though.
- ranyume 1y agoDark times when people can become "overly dramatic" for things that are essential. A relaxation, and forgotten fundamental rights. "It is what it is"
- latinotrw 1y ago[flagged]
- lern_too_spel 1y agoThey're Brazilian, so while people might not talk to them in Spanish, I'm sure people talk to them in Portuguese. They probably used the term Latinx because they are both Latin and trans, which Latin alone doesn't convey. People complaining about words that other people use to describe themselves is a strange recent phenomenon. Just a few years ago, it was accepted that not everyone has to follow your religion.
- Aunche 1y ago> indexing which Gaza families to bomb Wtf does this even mean? If Hamas used Google docs to plan their attack, does that make Google guilty of killing Israeli families? Coincidentally, this sort of hyperbole always seems to end at the critic's own actions in the chain of complicity of evil. I've never heard an activist call claim that they were personally funding genocide by paying taxes.
- ranyume 1y agoIsrael has many ties with corporations and governments. This might be why, but I'm also not sure what the author's talking about. It would be nice to have some context.
- dingnuts 1y agothe author is grandstanding from an unprincipled stance. Israel can choose which families are harboring Hamas members and decide which houses to bomb or just bomb everything. Hamas could also surrender after losing the war they started, at any time, and stand trial for starting a war. Hamas can choose to stop using their children as shields at any time. Hamas is to blame for everything.
- ranyume 1y agoI understand your confusion. The author wrote this article for an audience that has the same background as her, ignoring that not everyone has the same information. So it ended up confusing for a lot of people.
- catlikesshrimp 1y agoIf a murderer hides in your home, or not, when you and your children are inside, whether you like it or not, you can be bombed, if said house is in Gaza. If you live in the US or Israel, you would have hundreds of effectives for every house, instead of killing people in a ratio of 60 to 1 (and counting)
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