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DrDystopia@lemy.lol 7 hours agoTech people have zero idea what privacy is or should be, and desperately look for anything to make then feel elites.
What you’re describing are ‘idiots’ and they’re in the tech field as well as saturating every other aspect of life.
Those with privacy systems truly worth flexing, won’t. So that excludes me as I don’t have any darknet only, privacy focused, self-hosted, deep encrypted systems at all.
hansolo@lemmy.today 6 hours ago
Sure, but tech bros manage to balance being idiots and influence pretty well. And for the most part, tech people prefer things that are both a money flex and perceived easing friction. Even even they don’t.
Reading HN is a constant surprise at how willingly tech people willingly don’t hold back anything. It’s nuts.
DrDystopia@lemy.lol 6 hours ago
Hmm, I’m not sure I consider tech bros, vibe coders and GUI dependents as tech people. The type of tech people I’m thinking of don’t seek to ease friction, they want to create a frictionless system.
Because that’s what the average tech idiot need - To be able to show off to the average idiot.
If idiots want to follow idiots, that’s a different issue.