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[–] lemmyreader@lemmy.ml 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Good point, except that this, paying for services and still not getting any privacy, is a reality. But maybe your remark was ironic :)

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 9 points 7 months ago

Paying for services and still not getting any privacy is largely a result of the equally naive attitude that a paid product is superior to a free one.

In reality neither free nor paid is an indicator of quality and a lot of the time enforced regulations are the only thing that can really prevent a company or organization from putting its own self-interest over that of the customer whenever possible (even though some companies and organizations might do so even without being forced to).

The best dry humor is that which the audience has to assume is meant to be funny, because the alternative is that it's just the sad reality..