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Re:An open letter against Apple's new privacy-invasive clien... by genocidicbunny on Saturday August 07, 2021 @04:59AM (#28097061)
The visceral hate here is towards Apple because they are the current subject. Substitute any FAANG, or really, any company behaving similarly, and my reaction would be similar.

Was it ever a conversation in the first place? I'm pretty sure that unless there's enough blow-back financially, Apple is going to do whatever it wants. This was never a conversation, it was a dictum from Apple that we're all reacting to. They're going to do whatever they thing will bring them the most profit. I am just following suit. I don't need others to understand my position, I don't need them to change their minds. I need them to acquiesce and do as necessary. This is what Apple dictates; so shall I.

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Re:An open letter against Apple's new privacy-invasive clien... by arp242 on Saturday August 07, 2021 @05:04AM (#28097085)
> Was it ever a conversation in the first place? [..] I don't need others to understand my position

What do you think the point of Hacker News is?

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Re:An open letter against Apple's new privacy-invasive clien... by genocidicbunny on Saturday August 07, 2021 @05:30AM (#28097181)
It certainly isn't to constrain one's expression of opinion to the well-trodded cliches and kowtows.
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Re:An open letter against Apple's new privacy-invasive clien... by borski on Saturday August 07, 2021 @06:42AM (#28097534)
It also isn’t to bully people into agreeing with you, regardless of what valid or invalid arguments they may or may not have.

I’d suggest reading the HN guidelines one more time: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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