4 ms·

I beg your pardon. :) I already explained that I did my part and the result was hopeless. Perhaps you should do your part, too. Don't bother arguing on Hacker N

I beg your pardon. :) I already explained that I did my part and the result was hopeless. Perhaps you should do your part, too. Don't bother arguing on Hacker News, because it has no material effect on the EU population outside the narrow IT crowd. Besides, I'm not a defeatist at all, because I know GnuPG! However, the non-IT EU civilians who also coincidentally agreed with this, are unfortunately lost.

latexr 1y ago
> I already explained that I did my part and the result was hopeless. Perhaps you should do your part, too. What I see in your post is that you tried to explain to a few people in your life what Chat Control is, it was an utter failure, and now you’re spreading defeatism to strangers on the internet. In contrast, everyone in my life I explained it to understood that it is an urgent problem and that it must be stopped. Consider that your explanation might’ve been the problem, and that truly doing your part involves learning from the mistake and improving the messaging, or at least encourage others who can do it better, or at the very least not discourage them, which has the same effect as supporting the bad outcome. We need people ready for action, not defeatists bringing everyone down. You’re hurting yourself and the cause by doing so. > Besides, I'm not a defeatist at all, because I know GnuPG! That is incredibly naive. What does that even matter, in a world where everyone around you is surveilled.
- thw_9a83c 1y ago
  > ...and now you’re spreading defeatism to strangers on the internet. It's more like I took a bit cynical view about the current situation. However, this view is based not only on my own experience, but also on what I read in the linked article. - 14 EU countries in favour of Chat Control - 5 EU countries not in favour - 8 EU Undecided / Unclear So this technologically absurd solution to a given problem is clearly gaining traction. Perhaps it's a good thing that my cynical perspective is so triggering to random strangers on the internet. > That is incredibly naive. What does that even matter, in a world where everyone around you is surveilled. I think this comment was unnecessary. My notion of GnuPG was humorous satire.

latexr 1y ago

> I already explained that I did my part and the result was hopeless. Perhaps you should do your part, too. What I see in your post is that you tried to explain to a few people in your life what Chat Control is, it was an utter failure, and now you’re spreading defeatism to strangers on the internet. In contrast, everyone in my life I explained it to understood that it is an urgent problem and that it must be stopped. Consider that your explanation might’ve been the problem, and that truly doing your part involves learning from the mistake and improving the messaging, or at least encourage others who can do it better, or at the very least not discourage them, which has the same effect as supporting the bad outcome. We need people ready for action, not defeatists bringing everyone down. You’re hurting yourself and the cause by doing so. > Besides, I'm not a defeatist at all, because I know GnuPG! That is incredibly naive. What does that even matter, in a world where everyone around you is surveilled.

thw_9a83c 1y ago
> ...and now you’re spreading defeatism to strangers on the internet. It's more like I took a bit cynical view about the current situation. However, this view is based not only on my own experience, but also on what I read in the linked article. - 14 EU countries in favour of Chat Control - 5 EU countries not in favour - 8 EU Undecided / Unclear So this technologically absurd solution to a given problem is clearly gaining traction. Perhaps it's a good thing that my cynical perspective is so triggering to random strangers on the internet. > That is incredibly naive. What does that even matter, in a world where everyone around you is surveilled. I think this comment was unnecessary. My notion of GnuPG was humorous satire.