I agree that it's an act of state sponsored terrorism. Don't let the down votes make you feel alone.

Which is why Mazda torments me and disables my ability to remote start my car without "connected services" app installed on my phone.

I've said this ad nauseam, but their TOS says they sell to 3rd parties including law enforcement and insurance companies.

Nobody cares though. Main point. Like 80% of the public have no idea or interest knowing what connected services does. If you tell them. They still don't care (my parents).

I have low standards for the general population but virtually everyone knows the difference between an automated bot and human being on the phone.

Indian scammers don't

> highly aggressive comments. Trump is basically using that same language with illegal immigrants and Americans critical of Israel and the Iran war.

You're equating a _statement_ made by Biden (with regards to a public health crisis actively killing Americans) with Trump arresting US citizens, illegally deporting asylum-seekers, and bombing Iran without congressional approval, a plan for the strait of Hormuz, nor buy-in from allies. This is not a good faith comparison.

> Both Biden and Trump wanted to use media organizations to censor their political opponents

Again, you're comparing the Biden admin _asking_ Twitter to censor content (primarily relating to revenge porn against his adult son) with Trump actively threatening the broadcast license of networks because comedians were mean to him - another bad faith comparison.

Ya this whole back and forth reminds me of why I despise social media. I disagree with a few things you mentioned but have no interest arguing.

How lucky my boomer parents were. Born in the 1950's, on the sharp upswing after the great global calamity.

I really like this. Old formats are comforting.

My retro fitness is always crowded. I go 7 days a week. 40 minute jog. No lifting. It's nice seeing and saying hi to the same people their everyday.

I think them being locked down is a big part of their agitation. But we live in a sue first society so the school has no choice but to lock them down. It's not like the 90's when I was in school. We were allowed free reign to tinker with the machines.

Ya. I'm starting to this it's the content management software running over the OS and not the hardware per say.

This resonates. I'm in agony because I'm constantly up against IT and admin who seem to only care about lawsuits so they create an absolutely painful computing environment for the students. I see how using locked down slow machines makes them irritable and frustrated in my class and I just can't anymore. It's a losing battle really. But I need to collect a paycheck lol. In the meantime, anything I can do to make their situation less aggravating I will pursue.