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  • probably not a realistic take, even if I agree with it.

    Whatsapp is so popular that if you're outside of the US the expectation is not weird

  • I love Gnome. People love to hate it, but it's workflow is SO good.

    I think people just get annoyed that they can't force it to be whatever they want it to be. Which is fine, that's why other options exist!

    But if you really go to the content-focused, workspace + keyboard shortcut flow Gnome is incredibly efficient, consistent, and stable.

    Unpopular opinion #2: I love libadwaita and GTK4. Basically, I enjoy when devs are opinionated about things and build what they want to see in the world.

    The adaptive part of libadwaita is really exciting for different form factors!

  • I'm sorry, this is naive.

    You may have voted for a pedophile and you just don't know it yet.

    People's true colors are not always so readily apparent

  • that's a very black and white view of things but real life isn't so pretty.

    some people are intentionally misled or just not informed enough.

    you alienate people by assuming they're racist when they're often not. I mean, it's a choice. but it's not gonna win you an election and I don't think it'll move the US forward.

  • I really think it isn't fair to generalize all rednecks as racist. I grew up in Kentucky and that definitely isn't how it is.

    There's 3 types of rednecks:

    • Not racist
    • Ignorant but welcoming (they may say something questionable, but only because they don't know better and will apologize)
    • Racist.

    I think most I've met have been #1 or #2. If you ostracize a large portion of the population, of course they aren't going to be on your side

  • the tank has a giant gas turbine why do you need a battery

  • sounds like you want a miata

  • It's not an intentional snub, I just answered this question in a different reply.

    I don't know with enough certainty to list out all the issues, but the biggest one that sticks out to me is information control.

    The government restricts citizens access to the Internet (among other things). I have talked to people from Russia, people from China, etc online. But I have never talked to someone from North Korea and that is a pretty big red flag for me.

    I pretty strongly believe that anybody who tries to control the flow of information amongst supposedly free people is not a "good guy". Yes, this includes the United States, UK, China, etc. Many do so to some extent and I am against all of them for that.

    But, none so draconian seeming as the DPRK.

  • sure, go for it.

    although I think it's pretty obvious that it's not comparable here.

    it's called the Korean peninsula. One country is on the north, one is on the south. pretty hard to argue that North Korea and South Korea don't logically follow from that.

  • I'm not ok with being called racist. I'm sorry that you think I should just sit and take that but that's ridiculous. You have no right.

    The burden of proof lies on you for making an extraordinary claim without evidence.

  • You stated that employers can use cell towers to track your phone.

    This is not true. If my employer pays for my cell phone service then it is not "their" phone. It is mine because I still own the device.

    Moreover, they do not directly pay for my cell service. Instead, I am reimbursed monthly.

    They do not have any special permissions or legal basis they would not otherwise have by doing this.

    And yes, I have read my contract (you should too!)

  • It's cool to use this to discount my personal direct experience but I don't think it's a strong counter.

    Dating somebody typically means you get to know them and their cultural background really really well. It's extremely relevant here whether you like that or want to discount it

  • you're gonna have to cite some sources here because I don't think there is actually a legal requirement for these things.

    the work apps require Internet access to even open and the contents are encrypted. this has all been figured out

  • that's fair, actually. I'll avoid it in the future.

  • EVERYWHERE has its problems.

    And yes, that is the DPRK too.

    I want to establish that it's even worth talking by making sure that y'all could budge on anything. otherwise this is a waste of time.

    I'm deeply open to new perspectives, and I love to hear them - they widen my world. But I have some experiences already that generally conflict with the messaging here.

    I've dated a Korean and been to Korea which has influenced me quite a lot.

  • I find it hard to believe that "North Korea" is racist.

    That's literally the cardinal direction of that country.

    Other things...

    • I dated a Korean!
    • I've been to South Korea!

    Thinking South Korea is a dictatorship but North Korea is sunshine and rainbows is.. delusional imo.

    I'm not sure if you've been to either but I have to assume no.

  • i mean, everything else aside... if the DPRK is so great, why do they maintain such a tight grasp on what the citizens can access and share information wise?

    it's generally not positive to restrict people's access to information. people there are not on the internet

  • no need to be a dick, either

  • yeah but you can disable most of it's invasive permissions so I'm ok with it

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