baronofclubs

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Oh! I guess I didn't see the word GenZ in the thread. Because calling Windows users Script Kiddies and implying they're lazy goes back to the earliest days of Windows, (back when people were calling Millenials "Generation Y,") usually implying they're children roleplaying as hackers.

I suppose the lesson is to "Man Up," and teach children how to hack.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/asklemmy · 2 pts · 80d

Unfortunately, DuckDuckGo is just Bing. And Google has an exclusive agreement with Reddit for indexing current threads made 2 years ago or after.

on Managers · c/whitepeopletwitter · 3 pts · 113d

I don't see why it wouldn't be feasible to rent someone else's computer to use for something like this, seeing how it could amortize costs over time.

on The Website is Down · c/videos · 3 pts · 192d

Every time any website is down, I blame it on the Recompute Base Encryption Hash Key button.

The problem with communism is greed. And people are used to greed. They've lived with greed. Grown up with greed. They'll use greed to be more greedy. So you need a couple generations of people growing up with communism to accomplish communism, and how do you get to that point? It's a hard situation. It's difficult.

Playing devil's advocate: Shouldn't those who are not in a marginalized group be somewhat expected to have a modicum of understanding for those around them, though? No one should be expected to explain how, or why, they are who they are, and being pointedly asked about it generally puts a contentious focus on that aspect. Many, many people have put their energy and effort to explain all sorts of aspects about themselves, which are readily available at a moments notice. Why not rely on those instead of bringing up a potentially vulnerable topic and/or using a single aspect of one's identity as a talking point?

I ate stale bread torn up into pieces and covered in milk at my grandmother's house when I was a child. Usually with a teaspoon of sugar on top. It was a way to use up the stale bread, and honestly I liked it.

on *Permanently Deleted* · c/games · 2 pts · 233d

I was the same way. Got about 20 hours in and just couldn't get into it. I played with friends, bot matches, ranked, a variety of characters, and just never got the appeal. I really don't have a competitive spirit, so maybe that's the draw I'm not getting.

I'm reminded of a story I heard about a woman in South America (I don't remember the country.) Her best friend attended a protest one year. She makes a post on Facebook about supporting her best friend. A few years pass, and the government started becoming more and more authoritarian. Finally, she gets a visit from the police, asking about her ties to her best friend, and is threatened with arrest unless she can prove she's not tied to the protest as well.

I'm probably getting some details wrong, but it's a thought that stuck with me. She didn't have anything to hide at the time. But things change, and you can't always predict what you'll have wish you had kept private before.