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I don’t want to come off as preachy to the community here either. It’s just something I feel strongly about. I’ll try to use the soap box sparingly.
the people I talk with, most just don’t care about privacy. When the situation is explained in plai terms, it’s like talking to a wall.
Yes, there are a lot of people who just don’t really care. A lot of people in my +70, boomer generation just fail to grasp the gravity of their actions either, much to my chagrin. They think the government is here to help. Side note: One of the most hilarious things I watched develop here in the US was centered around the participants of the Jan. 6th situation. People were shocked that the GPS beacon they carry around in their pocket was able to track them. Duh! I mean, the White House has it’s very own mobile phone network ffs. In addition, their FB posts, detailing their every last moment in their lives, replete with pictures, names, and even phone numbers/addresses, were easy pickings. Duh! However, I bet the majority of those people now practice some level of privacy, anonymity, and security in their lives, and if not…you can’t force a horse to drink. For some hard heads as you pointed out, it only becomes relevant when it happens top them, and then it’s shocking. Hard heads learn hard lessons.
I just think about if I were one of those who ‘just didn’t get it’. If someone approached me with some of the condensation I’ve seen expressed in privacy forums, I’d tell you straight out to piss off. So, that is my concern…the message. When dealing with the public, image is everything, regardless of how I feel about public images. In a lot of people’s minds, they already equate us to flat earthers, chem trail, conspiracy nuts who live in their mom’s dimly lit basement, wearing our favorite hoodie, thumbing through the latest edition of Soldier of Fortune. That’s already a hard nut to crack, and then add in negativity towards those who ‘just don’t get it’ and the message falls flat.
I don’t want to come off as preachy to the community here either. It’s just something I feel strongly about. I’ll try to use the soap box sparingly.
Yes, there are a lot of people who just don’t really care. A lot of people in my +70, boomer generation just fail to grasp the gravity of their actions either, much to my chagrin. They think the government is here to help. Side note: One of the most hilarious things I watched develop here in the US was centered around the participants of the Jan. 6th situation. People were shocked that the GPS beacon they carry around in their pocket was able to track them. Duh! I mean, the White House has it’s very own mobile phone network ffs. In addition, their FB posts, detailing their every last moment in their lives, replete with pictures, names, and even phone numbers/addresses, were easy pickings. Duh! However, I bet the majority of those people now practice some level of privacy, anonymity, and security in their lives, and if not…you can’t force a horse to drink. For some hard heads as you pointed out, it only becomes relevant when it happens top them, and then it’s shocking. Hard heads learn hard lessons.
I just think about if I were one of those who ‘just didn’t get it’. If someone approached me with some of the condensation I’ve seen expressed in privacy forums, I’d tell you straight out to piss off. So, that is my concern…the message. When dealing with the public, image is everything, regardless of how I feel about public images. In a lot of people’s minds, they already equate us to flat earthers, chem trail, conspiracy nuts who live in their mom’s dimly lit basement, wearing our favorite hoodie, thumbing through the latest edition of Soldier of Fortune. That’s already a hard nut to crack, and then add in negativity towards those who ‘just don’t get it’ and the message falls flat.