[smc-discuss] No Facebook, no iPhone, no problem: how I declared my digital independence

[Pirate Praveen]

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jul/04/no-facebook-no-iphone-digital-independence

"We also need more concerned citizens trying them out. And, look, this
stuff isn't for everyone. I understand that. And it's not easy to
reconfigure your life. It is, in fact, inconvenient. But it's not
impossible, and it's not paranoid. So I'd urge you to think about what
liberty and security mean to you and your internet independence."

From my personal experience, you would miss many people who are already
in the matrix (social networks like facebook, whatsapp) who refuse to
give up. But for me liberty is more important. What saddens me is people
who understand liberty waiting for other people to leave the matrix.

I have so many friends in the Free Software community, but I can count
the people in my xmmp roaster on my fingers. It is disappointing when
they aren't even ready to try this in addition to their existing
networks. Oh well, it is their choice.

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