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Ok. So what would constitute as hard/far left?

Under your definitions' it seems like being a nationalist (believing in the nation-state and sovereignty) & white supremacy are synonymous — which obviously they are not, unless you are suggesting all nationalists are racist or something.

fwiw I do not work at Google and I believe opting out of ad-tracking (via your Google account) is independent of general data analytics.

The stronger fingerprinting technology becomes (whether browser and/or network based) the more irrelevant a Google account will be for PII tracking.

[this is my opinion, take with grain of salt]

..yes.
It's about consistency and intent -- these observations do not extend to conspiracy tier thinking.

What is the primary purpose of the X-Client-Data header if not for some unplanned future-proofing?

Masquerading about it does not add to credibility

Could this ruling have gone another way if it was done in a different state? e.g. California

(just generally curious)

Re:The Abolition of Work (2002) on Sunday December 20, 2020 @01:20AM (#25484315)
>Calling work non-voluntary reveals more about the author than it does about the system they describe: that they feel that they have no choice. They have a choice, but the choice is unpleasant. That is not the same as no choice. Declaring that you have no choice is a result of the inability to confront the weakness to acknowledge the unpleasant decision.

The author is using the term non-voluntary in a different sense. If all your material needs are met, e.g. housing, food and hygiene — then working to acquire capital is voluntary. The pre-requisites mentioned are the foundation of an abundant society. Obviously someone in India is going to have a far greater need to acquire capital to sustain themselves' than your average metropolitan Australian; such is the wealth disparity that currently exists globally.

Don't get me wrong — I believe work is an important component of our lives'. Indeed it can give us meaning and joy amongst other things (perhaps routine as a fundamental). But what I think this author is trying to illustrate is that our current society as a structure leaves zero room for the disciplines that are either a) unexplored, or b) are creative in nature. If it's the latter then it is a mere pittance of what a full-time employee earns. That is the trade-off.

Re:The Abolition of Work (2002) on Sunday December 20, 2020 @12:54AM (#25484195)
I think you've missed the point of the article. He is illustrating a society of post-capitalism where the emphasis on work is not to maintain ones' standard of life, but rather to "play" as he puts — a method of unlocking the 'true joy' life has to offer. This concept is not rooted in the need of capital.