And the worse thing is, because the internet is so centralized now (dominated by just a few companies) people have almost nowhere to go back to. The worst thing tho, is how a lot of people simply don't care. They would rather keep the very slight convenience they have over getting rid of these corrupt companies.

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those who would trade essential liberty for convenience deserve neither.

[–] Cylusthevirus@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

What's the essential liberty here, shitposting?

[–] dingus@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The essential liberty is being able to use a device you own how you choose to use it, and not the rules for its use being dictated remotely by a giant corporation.

See: Google's Web Environment Integrity proposal.

The thing is, like the person I was responding to was pointing out, most people don't give one shit and don't pay attention to moves like these, because they prefer the convenience over caring about lack of personal agency in the equation.

See also: Reddit API protest, which most redditors didn't give one fucking shit about.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 year ago

You joke, but yes, shitposting would absolutely be included as an essential liberty in an open and free internet.

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Our god given right.