I was being sincere, my friend. I genuinely envy that worldview. I long for it. I wish above nearly all else I could reset. I was being authentic and vulnerable. Why does that infuriate you?

Read your statement again and tell me who the pessimist is, and who is most in need of a break from the internet.

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throwmeoutplzdo 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The legal structures that mandate what power google actually has over mozilla still presumably exist though. Pretending that we are in full blown dictatorship is, in my view, still cynical.

Though of course there’s no telling how far we will eventually go in a trumpworld.

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jahsome 6 hours ago | parent [-]

> Pretending that we are in full blown dictatorship is, in my view, still cynical.

Could you please point to what I said that implies I'm pretending a "full blown dictatorship?" I apologize if that's somehow what I indicated. It certainly wasn't my intent.

	▲	throwmeoutplzdo 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		”[…] the times I was so naive and idealistic.” ”[…] I envy the worldview it's possible someone can take money from another and still maintain independence.” Do you believe relying on our legal system is naive and idealistic? What would be the non-idealistic view other than no structures can be trusted and that we live in a dictatorship?

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debugnik 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You envy the worldview in which people back their opinions with actual arguments?

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jahsome 6 hours ago | parent [-]

I envy the worldview it's possible someone can take money from another and still maintain independence.

What's up with the straw men?

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debugnik 6 hours ago | parent [-]

> What's up with the avalanche of straw men?

Poor quality comments lead to poor quality replies. I won't deny mine is as well.

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jahsome 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Can you explain how openly admiring someone's idealism is of "low quality"?

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debugnik 6 hours ago | parent [-]

Admiring? You mean your backhanded remark followed by

> Read your statement again and tell me who the pessimist is, and who is most in need of a break from the internet.

And that was to them replying to your first backhanded remark.

	▲	jahsome 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There was absolutely nothing backhanded about anything I said. I regret if it came across that way. I wish you'd have elaborated on specifics and actually tried to understand, rather than telling me what I believe. I can see now you just want to be angry at someone, and I'm no longer interested in engaging with you. In any case, I'm genuinely sorry for whatever I've done to activate you, and I wish you well.

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