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[–]AntiLowEffortHuman 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I hate this business model, you "buying" it means it's never on your PC. That means if you want to watch the same movie twice you gotta "download" it twice. Which I find to be a huge bandwidth wastage. So we pay for the movie AND for bringing it to our device? That's stupid considering people have data caps. Fast internet access is what has enabled these parasites to manifest.

I hate that so many services/websites assume that everyone has fast, unlimited internet access, while sitting in an air conditioned room on a comfy sofa with the latest iTrash ® device which has unlimited battery life, and a cooling system which can put the 16 radiators on the original Veyron to shame.

Sometimes, or maybe all the time, conditions are less than optimal. So many times I've been stuck with slow 2g internet in a place with scorching heat making me sweat buckets and I just want to know the damn directions to my destination. Google maps has never helped, it's always HERE or OpenStreetMaps. Because Google relies on your data connection to get map data. While it is a smart idea to make sure people are getting the latest maps it's retarded in the sense that it's either the latest maps, or "good luck loser"

Edit: just back from a test that used a Google form. When I logged in they suddenly thought to verify me for no reason at all. Luckily had my phone with me. Otherwise shit would've been tough. Reminds me, was denied access from my account once when I needed it the most. Was appearing for a 5 day long interview/test for joining the army, and my phone was lying face down in a suitcase somewhere. They wanted me to verify on my phone. Keep in mind I have disabled 2fa. It was simple enough to make a new account on proton mail but was still frustrating. Imo if I have the username and password that's all they need to know - even if they're a hacker just let them in.

[–]Handroid7 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Amen

[–]whereswhat 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (8 children)

Preach

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    [–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

    That is a new one for me. How is the concept different from "accepting reality"?

    I gave up religion as a child (along with other childish things) but perhaps there are other areas it could still apply for me.

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      [–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

      Actually, I am a little confused.

      I understand the idea of channeling your energy more proactively (as opposed to dwelling on a problem or bad experience) but what does that have to do with Einstein's views on god or how much of our digital lives we own?

      At first, I thought you were suggesting we put our energy into taking ownership of our digital media. That's fine but the idea that perception != reality seems tangential in that case.

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        [–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

        Not sure I'm on board with that. Einstein's method of questioning the universe lead us to understand the relationship between energy and matter. It cannot be overstated how important this has been for our species. Whatever train of logic (or stubbornness) allowed Einstein to stumble upon his theories is not one I or you or anyone else is qualified to critique, imo.

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          [–]whereswhat 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

          You absolutely can critisize anyone you want. Perhaps the example involving Einstein doesn't really hit home for me but I do understand your larger point. Cheers.

          [–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

          There's a new social media site called MeWe that uses a statement similar to that (something like "Your private life is #notforsale") as their slogan.

          It's led by bad people too.