You ever tried to train a raccoon? They have the devil’s own mischief.

Unironically, yes. The brain is really weird about a lot of shit. It’s not that difficult to make it believe something if you’re committed.

I got involved in this around a decade ago learning a bunch of “brain hacking” stuff. Can confirm, it is real. Can’t say it’s something I’d recommend to the average person, though. It’s a fast track to some major instability if you aren’t used to playing around with your own thought processes in detail.

We need a browser extension that will add or remove a random number of dummy browser extensions per session to further obfuscate the fingerprinting

For me, at least, that answer is very simple.

Spite. It’s just spite. I had my data harvested and money made off my information without my consent, and without any reimbursement. I have been used and abused by these corporations, and I’m done putting up with it. I already don’t give Meta and Amazon my money because I don’t think they deserve it, I’m damn sure not letting them make even more free money by stealing from me.

I don’t even care that much, really, about being private on the internet. I talk about a whole bunch of bullshit on here, loud and proud. But I do care about the naked lack of consent surrounding these practices.

I don’t put up with people in my life snooping on my business and then trying to milk money out of me about it. Why would I put up with a corporation doing the same?

“YouTube doesn’t allow spam, scams, or other deceptive practices that take advantage of the YouTube community.”

Well that’s a fucking lie, so we can probably assume whatever else they come out with to try and cover their asses will be one too.

No kidding, this cat looks like it could bench press a German Shepherd

Psychedelics are just kind of like that sometimes

Mushrooms can tell you if they want to, very firmly, that it’s time to hang up the phone

Yeah, it should be tax funded and overseen by an independent oversight group.

I don’t know why this is such a difficult thing. Access to information is necessary for a healthy society. Things that are necessary for a healthy society but aren’t profitable should be tax funded, that’s the purpose of the taxes.

Then don’t show up to participate in the event, then

Literally a 5 second google about “how do I get rid of ads on my smart TV” would present you half a dozen options.

I have little sympathy for people who never even try to seek any solution to their problems.

I read Dresden Files for the first time within the last 18 months and I’ve been relentlessly shilling it to everyone ever since. I’ve been a bookworm my entire life and it’s probably my favorite series I’ve ever read, ever. It fucking slaps, it’s SO good.

Take your upvote and get the fuck off my forums

America’s curse is coming for you too. We’ve unleashed a monster and we can’t put it back.

Please stay vigilant. “It could never happen here” is exactly how we Americans got into this position ourselves.

I don’t feel valued because I bring no value to anyone in my life. Internet strangers asking questions do not count into that lol

Well, sure it does. That’s the reason we’re all here, isn’t it? Maybe not for you in particular, but for the Lemmy community. Internet strangers asking questions that you then answer and spark discussion is kind of THE value that any of us bring to this place. People asking questions and having discussions and sharing their own perspectives and life experiences is like, 80% of the whole internet. It’s what brought us into the global awareness that we have today.

I’ll just continue to airdash into BT and get slapped out of it repeatedly, it’s all good

I actually didn’t even use WA that much because I like to keep my meters up for emergencies. That half bar of burst is the difference between life and death sometimes, especially on a heavy.

Can no longer RC out of a whiffed super, my entire Goldlewis game plan is cooked 💀

I’ll see you lads back in silver rank lmao

Brother I would vote for you in a general election on literally just this platform alone

You’re being promoted to fertilizer to increase your net improvement of the world

The people specifically elected and appointed to hold him responsible to his oaths of office have abdicated their duty.

Many of the rest of us are busy being shot, arrested, and/or deported about it.