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Family is usually not the best place to explore the political landscape because: 1. your family is almost certainly layman 2. it’s intertwined with other inter
by groundzeros2015 8mo ago
Family is usually not the best place to explore the political landscape because: 1. your family is almost certainly layman 2. it’s intertwined with other interpersonal conflict.
About your interaction. Just because someone mentions a thought does mean they are ready to take action to fix it. Their real concern may be “isn’t it disappointing that we live on a society where we can be tracked?” rather than “please give me some tips I can use to mitigate the ability to track me”.
Team dynamics are real but they are certainly not uniquely characteristic of what you’re referring to.
- mindslight 8mo agoI don't buy your explanation. I said extended family, there isn't really interpersonal conflict. If anything a personal relationship should convey a bit of "this person works with technology and perhaps knows what they're talking about". I also didn't present it as "you should do this" or worse "it's your fault", as we often see in many ham-fisted HN comments. Rather it was more like hey it is actually possible to defend against this thing we both feel is attacking us. As I said, the problem was they were not interested in the idea that it's possible to avoid surveillance.
- groundzeros2015 8mo ago> I don't buy your explanation. It’s an example. I guess you are welcome to continue being confused.
- mindslight 8mo agoI'm obviously still trying to find alternative explanations to alleviate my "confusion". But just because you've thrown out one possible theory does not mean it is inherently correct, right?
- groundzeros2015 8mo agoNo but it shows there are many reasonable interpretations and you’re choosing one.
- mindslight 8mo agoYes, coming up with a bunch of "reasonable" interpretations and settling on the most likely one(s) is just basic reasoning. Do you have a point?
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- groundzeros2015 8mo agoI think you’re being socially obtuse
- mindslight 8mo agoNo, you seem to be trying to imply some kind of condemnation without actually levying it or having to substantiate the point. I can't respond to a point you aren't making, rather I can only respond to the points you are making.