Posts by blind_mapmaker@eldritch.cafe
 (DIR) Post #B4G5l40lTI63xJtoxM by blind_mapmaker@eldritch.cafe
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       @davidrevoy Good text, good illustration. Keep up the good fight!
       
 (DIR) Post #B5PN1aWhqFwqsRSZ5k by blind_mapmaker@eldritch.cafe
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       @EUCommission You're burying freedom and celebrate it using the line that was an old dog whistle for reactionary politics even back when The Simpsons took it up in the Nineties - what a travesty!Yes, parents should raise their children, but do you also know who should raise children: the rest of society! Ever heard of "it takes a village to raise a child"?Like it or not, society is taking place more in virtual spaces than in physical ones, nowadays. Excluding youths from taking part in discussions that shape society will lead to adults that are ill-prepared to combat fake news and recruitment by the far right.The corollary is that anybody who is speaking out against those who want to turn our society into an authoritarian one will wary of doing so in online spaces, because every message, every rebuke of a hateful message can ultimately be tracked. I don't care how super-duper your app is, once the enemies of democracy take power, the data will be there and it will be searchable.Anonymity can be used as a cloak for evil, but more often it is a shield for the vulnerable, a way to speak up without being doxxed and harassed and a way to find information that abusers don't want you to find.Should we try to make our children safer online? Absolutely, but there are better ways than that, unfortunately, the all cost time and money. Just shooting an app at the problem is easy and low-cost. Invest in education, invest in psychologically trained law-enforcement, invest in holding platforms responsible for their decisions.PS: I don't have a smartphone and no webcam either. I guess I'll have to stay offline then.
       
 (DIR) Post #B652yZJ657w3mXh51s by blind_mapmaker@eldritch.cafe
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       @internetarchiveStill the best named court case ever!
       
 (DIR) Post #B8ZJCu06hMNbCiI0Ei by blind_mapmaker@eldritch.cafe
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       Have some #GoodNews for a change:Brazil's Amazon sees sharp decline in size of area burned in 2025https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqx78eplqqlo#Deforestation #Environment