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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by fauigerzigerk on Monday September 01, 2025 @11:33AM (#45093553)
Yes, but to me there is a very big difference between being forced to adopt a class of technologies (online services in general) along with the rest of society and being forced to contract with a handful of specific companies that impose extremely one-sided contractual terms on everybody, touching almost every aspect of life.
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by eMPee584 on Monday September 01, 2025 @12:40PM (#45094260)
Yes, but both permutations of digital coercion suck, right? ^^D
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Re:We should have the ability to run any code we want on har... by fauigerzigerk on Monday September 01, 2025 @12:49PM (#45094341)
General technological progress may well suck in some cases, but it's not coercion.
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