Does anyone else feel as if it’s over when it comes to really owning your own things?

As of now:

  • You don’t have the option of having a phone with decent specs and replaceable parts
  • You have to have really good knowledge in tech to have private services that are on par with what the big companies offer
  • You have to put up with annoying compatibility issues if you install a custom ROM on your android phone
  • You cannot escape apps preventing you from using them if you root your device
  • Cars are becoming SaaS bullcrap
  • Everything is going for a subscription model in general

And now Google is attempting to implement DRM on websites. If that goes through, Firefox is going to be relegated to privacy conscious websites (there aren’t many of those). At this point, why even bother? Why do I go to great lengths at protecting my privacy if it means that I can’t use most services I want?

It sucks because the obvious solution is for people to move away from these bullshit companies and show that they actually care about their privacy. Even more important is to actually PAY for services they like instead of relying on free stuff. I’m not optimistic not just because the non privacy conscious side is lazy, but because my side is greedy. I mean one of the most popular communities on lemmy is “piracy” which makes it all the more reasonable for companies not to listen to privacy conscious people.

I wouldn’t say that this is the endgame but in this trajectory, privacy is gone before 2030.

  • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.socialEnglish
    132·
    1 year ago

    You threw out the baby with the bathwater here… they’re saying you can be hopeful while still facing reality. Hopelessness like this is useless. Woe is me, let’s do nothing. Worthless perspective tbqh

    • brimnac@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      1 year ago

      Who said I do nothing?

      I’m on the leadership board for my local political party’s senate district as a Table Officer.

      I help field manage and campaign with leftist candidates door knocking weekly (edit: and my candidates win).

      I’m pretty involved.

      Maybe I do those things because of my “worthless perspective”… but… what do you do?

      How are you making change? What are you doing besides throwing insults at a person who is helping, especially when volunteers are so hard to come by?

      Edit: As you can tell, I’m all “woe is me, let’s do nothing…”

      • Lexi Sneptaur@pawb.socialEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Your perspective stated above doesn’t align with my idea of someone who would be politically active. I’m glad you are fighting the good fight instead of simply participating in slacktivism, and I wasn’t trying to imply that you personally did nothing. I’m implying that your stated perspective above discourages action by instilling a sense of hopelessness.

        I am also politically active although not to the degree you are; I participate in protests and mutual aid as well as other smaller forms of political activism. I do as much as I can given my mental health, which is an ever increasing amount as I grow and heal.

        If you are participating in politics, you should know that perspective and optics are massively important. Saying “we’re all doomed and there’s no point!” can be harmful, actually. Maybe it helps motivate you, but for most people it’s disheartening.

        • brimnac@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          1 year ago

          Awesome, but who said there’s no point? Like, literally. Where?

          Maybe you implied that from what I said, but there was no such verbiage.

          It’s important to be clear in communicating. I’m sorry that you misunderstood one throw-away line and made an assumption of who I was based on that.

          And thank you for the reply, sincerely.