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> I do not use any social networking sites because that way of working is inconvenient for me.
> I have a Twitter account called [redacted], which I use to log in on other sites to post comments on articles.
> I have a Mastodon account, [redacted], which mirrors the political notes of [redacted].
okay
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https://tornadovps.com/faq
> Can I run a Tor node?
> A number of customers are running tor relay nodes. At this time we don’t have an explicit policy against exit nodes, but we reserve the right to add one. Persistent abuse complaints are not tolerated, so please refer to the Tor project for recommendations on a reduced exit node policy that may be able to avoid abuse complaints.
R.L. Dane (snac) · 3w
True, but it's kind of sadly hilarious that people can't see that for what it is. I mean, they didn't *mean* to set a bear trap immediately outside your front door, but they just so happened to be hu...
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What if they see that, but there are other constrains which enforce them to accept the status quo? Constrains which not always are in their control. Or maybe they are hyped so much that they cannot see the verso of the whole LLM industry. I think that we should rather sympathise with them, because they are used not at their will. Propaganda has its use from hundreds of years.

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R.L. Dane (snac) · 3w
I'm not unsympathetic, and it's of course easy for me to point out the flaws in the logic from a distance. Still... there's just so much "going along with the flow" in our society. :(
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If I would need to hang cabinets, I would try to do my best and learn how to do that, so in case of falling, I can fix them on my own. Handyman does not need to care about quality of their work, it should be just enough. They know that you will come back, because you do not know how to hang those cabinets. It is in their interest to not do the work perfectly, because this means more work and more money.

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