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We should have the ability to run any code we want on hardware we own

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2071 points K0nserv | 3 comments | 31 Aug 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.011s | source
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liendolucas ◴[01 Sep 25 06:04 UTC] No.45089885[source]▶
One of the biggest problems (if not the biggest) is that this desire is still a niche desire. If non-techie people would somehow be convinced that indeed hardware/software freedom is a basic right no matter the device we would be in a different position to pressure governments.

How can people be convinced about it is the hardest part. How do you convince people that have no idea about how technology and corporation interests work that the little device that you carry is bascially a brick at the mercy of its vendors?

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1. zwnow ◴[01 Sep 25 06:06 UTC] No.45089896[source]▶
Talk to people. I know many of us are socially awkward but if you never talk to people they will never learn. Big tech is not combating hate on their platforms because they know it divides people. Combat that by being social and talk to people.
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2. liendolucas ◴[01 Sep 25 11:55 UTC] No.45091988[source]▶
Is not that easy and is not a matter of being awkward or not, being social or not. People get tired very easily when talking about things they don't understand, especially technology.

And when they kind of get you, they don't see the point that you are trying to make, easily dismissing you on why would you want to do something like that when you have "all the apps for free" with a few taps and that there is not such need for what you are trying to explain to them.

People don't even get it when you explain that FB, Google, etc are not free products and so on. Is kind of a rabbit hole and people don't want to dive on such topics because is an endless talk and they lose patience very quickly.

Is very hard to make them see the problem. People are happy with new phones, apps and entertainment every day, they don't care if they are unable to run custom software that may benefit their very own interests. As long as they can do the things that they usually do, to them there's no problem at all. Is as simple as that.

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3. zwnow ◴[01 Sep 25 12:12 UTC] No.45092090[source]▶
Then communicate it digestible without going too deep. The people I talk to usually care about my worries because I also care about theirs.