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Re:An Open Letter Against Apple's Privacy-Invasive Content S... by jazzyjackson on Friday August 06, 2021 @11:03AM (#28088116)
Consider it’s not very interesting to argue with someone who is set in their ways, and the lack of counter argument is a lack of interest, not a superiority of viewpoint.

Anyway I agree with you, and have been curious what the neural net hardware on the new iPhone will be used for. Turns out it’s for checking my photo library for child abuse, how futuristic!

Re:An Open Letter Against Apple's Privacy-Invasive Content S... by wayneftw on Friday August 06, 2021 @11:29AM (#28088486)
> Consider it’s not very interesting to argue with someone who is set in their ways, and the lack of counter argument is a lack of interest, not a superiority of viewpoint.

I have yet to hear a good counter argument though. If I had heard one, I would have changed my mind. So, I don't think I'm set in my ways. (I actually change my mind often when presented with new evidence!)

I will always consider downvotes without argumentation to be a lazy way of disagreeing and the people who do that I think are set in their ways. Until I hear otherwise, I will continue to consider my argument as superior.

Does anyone really change their mind until they hear a counter to what they already think? I don't think so... I already argued with myself and came up with my opinion on this, so really - I need external arguments to change my mind just like everyone else.

Re:An Open Letter Against Apple's Privacy-Invasive Content S... by stagger87 on Friday August 06, 2021 @01:11PM (#28090094)
You're being downvoted for eschewing website guidelines.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Re:An Open Letter Against Apple's Privacy-Invasive Content S... by wayneftw on Friday August 06, 2021 @01:17PM (#28090185)
Oh yeah? Which one?

I kind of doubt it because I've been censored for simply asking very straightforward questions with zero adjectives.

Re:An Open Letter Against Apple's Privacy-Invasive Content S... by mrtranscendence on Friday August 06, 2021 @02:11PM (#28090917)
"Please don't comment about the voting on comments. It never does any good, and it makes boring reading."
Re:An Open Letter Against Apple's Privacy-Invasive Content S... by wayneftw on Friday August 06, 2021 @03:59PM (#28092077)
Nah. Maybe that was one from today, but it certainly doesn't apply to the comments I've been referring to.

No, what I gather is that many people cannot change their minds when presented with good evidence. Here's one: They complain about "monocultures" as if they're always bad but when I point out that the Linux kernel created a monoculture and the world hasn't imploded, they have no come-back. So they do the only thing that they can do.

It's fine with me, I wear it as a badge of pride because I know I'm right whenever that happens.