trump its a turn to autocratic neo-mercantalism.
Yea there's that, also the rounding up minorities for a nationalistic reason... if only the English language offered some word for that. Squashing undesirables/enemies due to nationalism with rhetoric like them poisoning the blood, being vermin, etc. I seem to recall a history lesson or two if only I could remember. I feel it's some odd word no one knows how to use anymore, I think it rhymes with plascism.
Yea that's kinda what I was thinking. Digital safety should be up to the individual, big companies should be fined and held accountable to the data they collect.
Its why I'm on Lemmy, I host my own instance and thus I own the data. I've moved my email and cloud backups to instances I own as well. I understand I'm a bit privileged that I can do such things, but I plan on helping others setup their own needs online if I can.
Unfortunately we've been on autopilot just taking online products and folding them into our lives without much forethought to the outcomes. Didn't know democracy was at threat, but with hindsight it makes sense. Power is moving up the chain of command and could be lost to us labourers for the foreseeable future unless we take it back through our data.
Be the change you want to see in the world! Or not, but if you do lmk and I'll subscribe