#fud

[rendangin]

WTF HAPPENED 😦

WHY😭😭😢😭WHYWHYWHYWHY

ITS SO ZEOVER

WHY

[kasperl-ruprecht]

PIZZA SHUTTLE

[noctumsolis]

There is currently some misinformation about Firefox being spread around.

Firefox is NOT selling user data.

The legalese in the ToS is easy to misinterpret, but Firefox remains the most privacy-focused modern browser in the world.

Spreading misinformation that may be easily confused with true facts is an often used aspect of FUD propaganda, which has a long history of being used to undermine free software that competes with commercial rivals. From Wikipedia:

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) is a manipulative propaganda tactic used in sales, marketing, public relations, politics, polling, and cults. FUD is generally a strategy to influence perception by disseminating negative and dubious or false information, and is a manifestation of the appeal to fear.

These techniques were a major factor in the rise of Microsoft as the dominant software supplier for most of the world. In particular, FUD was perhaps the most significant factor in the downfall of Firefox's antecedent browser, Netscape Navigator.

Always remember that there are powerful interests in opposition to the success of free, open software. Never take criticism at face value but look for more nuance.

Furthermore, because Firefox is a free and open source project, users have a great deal of influence. If people make it clear that they do not like what Mozilla (the non-profit community who make Firefox) are doing, they will change.

You don't have that power against Google (Chrome) or Microsoft (Edge) who are answerable to shareholders above all.

[fudgsicle-chula]

[paradiseyuri]

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[hexpatient]

me: i know im being abused because it fits the definition, the pattern, the characteristics, and traits of abuse. it is consistent and it's outside of my control to stop it. ive communicated and ive asked her to stop. she knows it hurts me and she keeps doing it and makes excuses and blames me. its very basic classic cases of abuse, and she's even said well known abuse scripts like "no one else will love you" and i am miserable and scared and have bad self esteem, as abuse victims do. that's how i know im being abused. i know this because of all the evidence, because it fits the definition. it is clear. please help me.

therapists: What is Knowledge? What even is Truth? What is Perception? Nobody really knows anything at all. Life is a mystery after all. Consider a "fact": it is simply human nature to think you know things and to ~perceive patterns~, but it is a confirmation bias. You cannot know someone else's intentions just by how their (alleged) actions make you feel. Nobody really knows anything. it's impossible to know. Reality is elusive, and thinking you can read minds is a cognitive distortion. This is how i know that you are not being abused, that it is your fault, that you are blowing it out of proportion, and that you are crazy and stupid.

[voidsweirdthoughts]

I made a fancy, non-lazy ✨sangui✨ today, you can hold the applause

(Yes by fancy I mean I toasted it instead of eating it cold)

[xipiti]

Gino’s Sellwood pdx with @grewvy for mom’s birthday! I meant to take a pic while it was pretty but sorry, you get cioppino in medias res.

Virtually waving @idroveatank 😃👍