Self-hosting was always the intent. Open source ended up being a bonus. People 30 years ago wouldn't understand why something like facebook would even need to exist. The internet is designed so literally everyone can have their own website.
Manmoth
joined 5 years ago
It's not outdated. The chance of a newer electronic communication method being ubiquitous and also relatively open (e.g. not associated directly with a company) is slim. PGP encryption (another "old" technology) solves the privacy nightmare piece. People just have to use it.
Also I recommend selfhosting email. Mailinabox.email is pretty brainless.
Wx is available for free on fdroid. You're welcome.
Why do people use these crap apps when podcasting is the only media which, from it's inception, is entirely liberated? You can get a FLOSS app and access pretty much everything. Anything you can't access doesn't deserve your attention.
My ipad is a glorified notebook. I don't get any news from Apple, Google or the usual suspects because I assume it is all curated distraction bait. I learn all I need to know about how things are going by looking out my car window when driving through town. (It's not going well)
The fact that Jon Stewart worked for Apple for a podcast and is now again on television working for some TV station shows that he has very little to offer in the way of anything meaningful. He had more than enough notoriety to start a podcast in his basement where he could say anything he wanted and get compelling guests. He has more than enough money to hire a crew and create a self-produced show online and get real viewership. People should really ask themselves why he is sticking with the big companies. It's because he likes the money and is an expert at getting the narrative out there. The Daily Show has always been lowest common denominator "subversion" that takes itself seriously enough to shame non-approved worldviews but not enough to be held accountable in any meaningful way. It's like if a teenager was a show.
Love or hate Tucker Carlson he is doing what Jon Stewart should have done years ago.
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I think I agree on the first part Mamon represents a personification of wealth/greed which a Priest might say is really just another way of saying a love of self (e.g. pride). A message in this parable is "to whom much is given much will be required". As well as the "a man cannot serve two masters" bit.
Jesus existed. He's perhaps the most documented pre-modern figure.
Romans crucified serious offenders. That includes the categories you provided as well as thieves, murderers etc
The Pharisees brought Christ to the Romans because they considered him a heretic and demanded his execution. Pontius Pilate found no fault in him and offered Barrabas instead. The Pharisees rejected Barrabas and Pilate, fearing rebellion, granted their wish and washed his hands of it all. While the Romans crucified Christ the Pharisees were his accusers.
For "privacy" yes, almost entirely.
If your VPN isn't routing to your home network so you can safely access selfhosted applications then you're basically just sharing your traffic with a total stranger and trusting them not to run telemetry etc.