AmbiguousProps

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[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I don't think I'm the confused one here, to be honest with you, as shown by the other answers and upvotes in this thread. You do not have to specify non-US news to know that we're a rogue state - plenty of US media reports on it all the same. The question is clearly asking if Americans are aware that they're now a rogue state, and I answered appropriately.

It seems like maybe you don't want that to be the case, but my answer still stands: Yes, many Americans, especially in the PNW, are very aware of that fact. Americans in red states [the ones who watch Fox news especially] have their heads in the sand. You do not need to consume any media at all to be aware of that fact, it helps, but you don't require it to acknowledge it.

I fully understand and acknowledge that we're seen as a rogue state externally, and am painfully aware, as is much of the PNW. It's the red states that think "we're the best country in the world, and in fact, the only one that matters", which is exactly what my first comment was describing. People in blue states are rightfully embarrassed and are trying to distance themselves from the federal government for precisely this reason.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

I don't think I agree, and many in the thread didn't get that idea. People outside of the US are obviously aware, the title is clearly asking if people inside of the United States are aware. Why would someone outside of the US have to ask if people outside of the US are aware? It makes no sense.

also (emphasis mine):

people in the US aware that they are a rogue state

It makes no grammatical sense if they're asking about opinions outside of the US.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 49 points 2 months ago

Most of all, the US is fucked.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Huh?

Are people in the US

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

Sure, but I didn't mean to say that FOSS couldn't be insecure. Software itself can obviously be insecure, like we saw with xz. At least with FOSS though, it's more difficult for it to be hidden.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today -1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Apologies, I deleted my comment instead of editing it, but I meant to add that even with the shady workaround, if you have sandboxing it likely greatly reduces this risk.

Be very wary of what apps you install, and in fact, try to only use FOSS.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes, it would. Those basically create sandboxes.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

So the first line says that it's for older versions of android before 2022. But the next paragraph says:

For extremely specific use cases such as file managers, browsers or antivirus apps, Google grants an exception by allowing QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission, which provides full visibility into installed apps.

So this may still be possible, however sandboxing, especially GrapheneOS' implementation likely mostly, if not entirely reduce this risk.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 1 points 2 months ago

I can relate. I try to cook, but I'm usually already so exhausted that I just get some trash food instead. I tell myself that I'll cook for sure tomorrow, but the cycle repeats. Sometimes I forget to eat entirely, and I have sleep for dinner.

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 2 points 2 months ago

Thanks for proving my point!

[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

No assumptions here, in a now removed thread they literally told me that women being oppressed was "natural selection", no joke. Look at their mod log if you want to double check, it's rough. They definitely could be rage baiting, but the fact that they posted this after getting absolutely dumped on definitely looks like they're looking for a safe space.

 

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