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    Talking to normies about privacy: (lemmy.world)
    submitted 7 months ago by shimdidly@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    [–] tory@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Using the term "normies" paints you as having a superiority complex, which isn't the best look.

    [–] alyth@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    Really? I just interpreted the use of normie here as "layperson" or "average user" and thought it was completely harmless.

    [–] MxM111@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

    Yes, it means layperson, but with derogatory cense. It is like using the n-word to describe black people (though not as extreme). If you mean average user, just say average user, unless you really mean to use derogatory term, that is.

    [–] d_k_bo@feddit.de 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    I recently got a confused look when I said that I pay for my email provider (3€/mo, but 1€/mo would also work).

    Many people don't realize that operating an email server creates cost and they pay with letting Google/Yahoo/… read and analyze their communication.

    [–] mlg@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

    I think the funniest part of this meme is every company bar Amazon, Discord (both not in market yet), and TikTok (Chinese) were confirmed to be a part of NSA's PRISM

    [–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 1 points 7 months ago

    graphic design is the NSA's passion

    [–] HouseWolf@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

    'There's no point fighting it' or 'Privacy is already dead'

    The arguments that make my eye twitch, It's such a defeatist outlook but seems like the most common nowadays.

    [–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

    There is a 3rd argument which I think is a bit more valid in "I value the service I receive in exchange for my personal data"

    Using the internet without an adblocker, noscript, and whatever else is really nasty. But even if you aren't on these platforms, marketers are still building profiles on you. Honestly we need data privacy legislation and some real talk about marketing and the costs of using the internet as a society.

    [–] recarsion@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

    "But why would they care about MY data, I don't do anything special"

    Anyone outside of tech when I even passingly mention privacy