Complete asinine argument.
Fictionalize any real person to the point absurdity, and you have a fictional non-existent person from a fairy tale. Saying a dude has a flying tiger is just lies. There is a difference. If you can’t see that, I’m cool with that. We’re all allowed to believe things.
If a historical person existed named “Jesus” who was also a vocal proponent of Jewish reform, existed that does not make the “Jesus” in the bible a real person. These two people would be mutually exclusive. Real people can’t preform magic. Real people are not born to virgins. Real people cannot be resurrected from the dead after days. There is no person who ever existed who could walk on water and turn water to wine. That “Jesus” is fiction through and through. The Bible is a story book. A book of fables. At best it’s historical fiction. Christian Jesus is a fantasy.
I try to explain to people a lot. If you like freedom, and you want to keep it, it’s a constant fight. The power structures are far more profitable without it, so they’ll undercut it every chance they get. “Give an inch they take a mile.” Don’t give them the inch.
“Do not comply in advance.” There is simply no need for this. Resist because it’s our duty to do so in order to keep our freedoms. Start with, “why are they doing this?” Then go follow the money. Zuckerberg and Meta, that’s why. They have been under the gun for years to protect people, especially minors, from the harms of their attention based economy of apps. They hired lobbyists in multiple states to push this legislation. Why? Because if the OS does it, they don’t have to, and can blame all the problems on the OS. What’s the Meta business model? Gather data and sell it. The more accurate and targeted the data, the higher the price. What do these laws do? Add more data. Why doesn’t Apple, Google, and Microsoft resist? They already have the infrastructure and are data gathers themselves. Why does the government allow this (US and all 5 eyes)? They LOVE surveillance.
Among other problems, Matrix is not a replacement for a messaging app. It’s more of a community message board with 1:1 private messages with the possibility of encryption. It is way more than most want or need.
I’ve also run a Matrix server in the past, and it’s not simple. The vast majority of people do not have the technical acumen, hardware infrastructure, or time necessary to even begin this endeavor.
Joining a public server where they don’t have control of the data requires a lot of trust in that instance and their owners. To expect them to vet those owners first, verify the servers are in a trusted country, … 10 more steps, before they begin is asinine.
Matrix is not an alternative to any messaging apps mainly intended for 1:1 communication.
By definition of the term, they ARE concentration camps already. No need to use future tense.
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I am atheist, I wouldn’t say militant. I am anti-theist. Religion, IMO has done far more harm that good. Thats beside the point. I did not post that it was “my way is the only way.” I offered a perspective. You went off the rails and began name calling… then continued to argue with a few people for an extended period of time. Who has to it have it their way? Again, I offered a perspective. Take or leave it, I don’t care. Have a wonderful day.