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dansmith1919last Saturday at 11:35 AM3 repliesview on HN

How much free time do you think the average person has to learn and set all this up?

“You’re giving these companies your data and then dare to be angry when you lose it? Just get a degree in computer science and host it yourself!!1! I am very smart”


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2muchcoffeemanlast Saturday at 11:57 AM

I think you’re taking the message the wrong way.

Those are the steps the commenter suggests you take to use these services safely.

It’s not that these steps are reasonable.

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crossroadsguylast Saturday at 6:03 PM

Yours is an absurd response. Rage-bait? Still, I will bite - kind of.

1. You don’t need too much time to set this up.

2. All this doesn’t have to be in one sitting - with meds and coffee that keeps you awake through the sleeping hours

3. In fact it’s better if you do this over the weeks, months, years. For me it took years and I am still kind of doing it. Once in a while, here and there.

4. I am not very smart. If I was I’d have just ignored your comment.

fn-motelast Saturday at 3:33 PM

Nobody believes this is right.

The question is: will you roll over and die without a fight for your rights?

At least you have time you are spending on HN that could be devoted to learning to fight. The fewer people that fight, the faster your rights disappear.