@f @ai6yr @briankrebs I think it's less of a "#political" question but an act of #SelfDefense and #MutualDefense at this point.

• So far @torproject / #TorBrowser set to highest security settings is the most secure option that has proper maintenance & track record and ain't a #TUI-only app like #LynxBrowser.

Re: #TechIlliterates that are unwilling to learn, act like a "#BenevolentDictator" and enshure they can't harm themselves in the sense that they don't get #sudo or other administrative privilegues and can't do any #persistent #changes.

• And if that means they get forced to use #Tails then that's a "necessary evil"...

After all, societies almost everywhere ban people from driving motor vehicles faster than 6 km/h by people who actively refuse to even take basic exams and classes for a #DrivingLicense.

• And I'm convinced one can do more damage as #TechIlliterate with a #PC than a single-cylinger two-stroke engine driven motorcycle...

@hollowone @vvelox @SecurityWriter

IDK what planet you live at, but I'd trust @libreoffice more than #MicrosoftOffice.

• And yes, I literally migrated some cursed shite from #Windows to #Linux and got it to work with #Libreoffice, so it's mostly a matter of #pain, #frustration and #cost for the decisionmakers.

As a #Sysadmin, I'm used to acting as "#BenevolentDictator" cuz otherwise #TechIlliterates would fuck up (literally) everything!

• Sounds harsh but I'd rather not work in #IT than committing professional malpractice by using #Windows & #Office365 as that combo cannot under any circumstances comply with #GDPR & #BDSG and just because too many folks ignore that [just like they did when GDPR rolled out) doesn't mean this #InconvenientTruth won't go away...

I'd rather invest time and effort to not be shackled to a #GAFAM & #PRISM collaborator than just doing what everyone else does.

@ai6yr That's why I act as "#BenevolentDictator" and preload #Linux exclusively.

• I #DontDoWindows!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGMapZjzIAs

@ashleyspencer @sunguramy well, #Carding is a "data breach" tho like all #platforms, #Shopify wants to enshure it's customers can't just easily migrate to a different platform, so they do leverage #VendorLockIn as much as they can get away, and since they are a #B2B platform, they can get away with a a lot of stuff they couldn't legally if they were catering to #consumers...

• And since they lockdown their platform that also means they are in control (and given that platforms like Shopify specifically cater to the "#TechIlliterate" sellers that also means protecting said sellers from messing up their setup with 3rd party stuff they can't vet.

After all, I've been on the 'lever-end' myself, acting as "#BenevolentDictator" on many occasions to prevent people from messing up stuff for similar reasons...

@pixel @lumi then I guess the level of pain isn't high enough for them to make the switchover to something evidently better...

• I for once refuse to use garbage and have ceased any use of #Shitter!

Call me a "#BenevolentDictator" in that sense, but I refuse to obey #TechIlliterates demanding me to use #enshittified garbage...

• OFC that means people need to actually be #educated and get some basic #TechLiteracy into their brains to deprogram their #consumerist #lazyness....

And yes, it's hard not to become bitterly sarcastic about this issue...

• Either way, you both are correct! https://snug.moe/notes/9yqd1mthgk7pwkb5https://desu.social/@pixel/113217852779051941

@mdhughes yes, because people and Businesses CONTINUE TO BUY AND USE THEIR GARBAGE against knowing better...

I've spent 10 years politely convincing people to yeet #Windows and go with #Linux, and I'm beyond asking and instead go full "#BenevolentDictator" on #IT systems, literally denying users sudo access to protect themfrom their own #TechIlliteracy.

• As long as #TechIlliterates are allowed to be CxO's and make #IT decisions, shit will get worse!

@afewbugs shure, but it's not like in 2007 where it took a shitload of work to even get basics to work.

Just give people a #USB and let them try @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS or @tails_live / #Tails or any other good distro.

In the meantime I'll gladly exert #BenevolentDictator "privilegues" by forcibly migrating stuff...

@Em0nM4stodon Plus: Use your #TechLiteracy to protect #TechIlliterates, even if that means being a #BenevolentDictator and forcibly migrating them to a good #Linux distro that is beginner-friendly like @ubuntu #UbuntuLTS or @system76 #pop_os!

@schenklklopfer @isAutonomous

Ist das beste was mensch tun kann - sowohl für die eigene geistige Gesundheit als auch für die Mitmenschen.

Lieber #BenevolentDictator als #TechIlliterates zu #scam|men und denen #DigitalSnakeoil aufzuschwatzen!

Zahlenmäßig ist das für alle ein Gewinn, außer das eigene Business basiert darauf dysfunktionale #Govware aka. #Windows zu pushen!

@eljefedsecurit @governa and to me switching to @ubuntu and forcibly migrating everyone who wants me to maintain their shit as a #BenevolentDictator was the best thing I did in my life to the point that I only regret not having done so over 5 years earlier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og9fBTFRhDk

@seth @r000t +9001%

I have the same + #SponsorBlick & #pfBlockerNG and #AdAway on all devices...

I literally catched #Malvertising with #Spamhaus #EDROP of all #Blocklists...
https://github.com/greyhat-academy/lists.d/blob/main/blocklists.list.tsv

Otherwise go full #BenevolentDictator on users...
https://mstdn.social/@kkarhan/111439194545659914