• StaySquared@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    The problem, imo is two.

    1. Technological ignorance
    2. Money

    The solution?

    1. Educate ourselves about privacy.
    2. Boycott/divest against all those who wants to exploit our privacy and make money from it.

    Microsoft sharing your information? Stop buying Microsoft products. Your car - Ford, sharing your information? Stop buying Ford products. Streaming services sharing your information? Stop using their service.

    We have the power. But we’re divided, we are so categorized and siloed. Without unity on specific issues we will not win. If we share an issue that we agree on, leave it at that and tackle the issue. Do not bring in other beliefs or ideas that will drive each other apart, that’s what they want.

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      4 months ago

      good luck with that… the bigger problem is that Americans are already demoralized to the point you cannot make the majority of them understand logic and reason, or science and proof for that matter, or they would already have this problem solved.

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      4 months ago

      Boycott only works with niche products, you will never make a business stop using microsoft office.

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        4 months ago

        Absolutely. I work for a company historically locked in Microsoft infrastructure. It’s taken me close to 7 years, but we’re finally finishing the migration of the in-house platform from Windows - only to kubernetes based and WEBGUI. Once that’s done, everyone gets to choose what they use (windows, Mac, Linux, BSD) and moving forward my boss agreed that all company laptops will be from System76.

        So, yeah, 7 years, but I never quit. 2K+ employees.

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        4 months ago

        We shouldn’t think this way. As individual consumers, those of us who buy Microsoft products for personal use, if we were to stop buying their products, even though businesses will continue, it will still make its mark.