So I can no longer make the joke about removing french language packs using rm -fr /?

Hehe.

“But You’re Still on Facebook and TikTok?”

Yes. And we understand why that looks contradictory. Let us explain.

EFF exists to protect people’s digital rights. Not just the people who already value our work, have opted out of surveillance, or have already migrated to the fediverse. The people who need us most are often the ones most embedded in the walled gardens of the mainstream platforms and subjected to their corporate surveillance.

Young people, people of color, queer folks, activists, and organizers use Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook every day. These platforms host mutual aid networks and serve as hubs for political organizing, cultural expression, and community care. Just deleting the apps isn’t always a realistic or accessible option, and neither is pushing every user to the fediverse when there are circumstances like:

• You own a small business that depends on Instagram for customers.
• Your abortion fund uses TikTok to spread crucial information.
• You’re isolated and rely on online spaces to connect with your community.

Our presence on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok is not an endorsement. We’ve spent years exposing how these platforms suppress marginalized voices, enable invasive behavioral advertising, and flag posts about abortion as dangerous. We’ve also taken action in court, in legislatures, and through direct engagement with their staff to push them to change poor policies and practices.

We stay because the people on those platforms deserve access to information, too. We stay because some of our most-read posts are the ones criticizing the very platform we’re posting on. We stay because the fewer steps between you and the resources you need to protect yourself, the better.

I want things to be different. How can we make other people understand the gravity of the situation that using these products bring more harm than good, and they should get off of that platform? (By people, I don’t mean EFF or activists, I mean general population.)

Behenchod (sister fucker), madarchod (mother fucker), chutiya (roughly translates to stupid/dumb).

Oh, sorry, I didn’t read it correctly. I thought YOU were saying it.

What do you mean bad form doesn’t exist? Serious question.

Look up 23 enigma. It is kind of real, has a Wikipedia page too.

Yes, it’s pretty common here. Everyone likes it. You can easily make your own. Just add lime juice, sugar, salt, black pepper, toasted cumin powder, and optionally chaat masala, then either add water or plain soda.

A spicy carbonated drink.

Please go to !hopeposting@lemmy.world and feel better.

There’s a lot of that, it is just that typical media does not cover them as they are not “interesting”. Like, there was a Surrounded debate where they brought a lot of conspiracy theorists with one journalist, and iirc they only talked about one topic regarding the government, rest was just flat earth, aliens etc.

There are a lot of theorists that claim how much the government is lying about things, manipulating the masses etc, most of which is slowly coming true.

On a side note, if you have played GTA SA, you must have seen The Truth talking so much nonsense. I would like to share this as I have always found this very funny.

CJ: What’s with all the aluminum foil, man?

The Truth: Protection from mind control, dude.

CJ: Mind control?

The Truth: Induction of images, sound or emotion using microwave radiation. D’you know how many government satellites are watching any citizen at any moment?

CJ: No.

The Truth: Twenty three. Do you know how many religious relics are kept at The Pentagon?

CJ: No, I don’t.

The Truth: Twenty three. You see a pattern emerging here, man?

CJ: Man, I’m seeing patterns all over the place! Get that smoke out of my face!

Hehe.

I have a shortage of friends.

OP said they aren’t really into… And for a person who does not know, these are valid questions.

You should check out tilvids.com instance, a lot of youtubers also post their content here.

If UI and navigation is an issue, you can use the Bluetooth Remote app and use it as an external keyboard and mouse.

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.atharok.btremote

Also, I have use clipious in the last, and it worked fine, for me.

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.github.lamarios.clipious

UwU

Hetzner VPS and their Storage Box, that is, managed Nextcloud instance.

Mailbox.org email service.

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We have a lot of groups on Signal. Linux and FOSS, Veganism, Cafe (general chat), Politics groups, Gaming, Anime (kinda dead), Privacy tips and discussion, Maths, music, open street maps groups, self discipline and procrastination, piracy, language and linguistics, and a few more. If anyone wants a link to join any of these groups, send me a DM.

Signal uses usernames, now. Your phone number will not be public.

Ideally, I would say Matrix is a better option. I am in a few Matrix channel, but not a lot of people use Lemmy there.

Korra is better in my opinion.

Existed for the third show, btw! Avatar - Seven Havens.