@karl_ist_super weil die meisten "#Normies" einfach nur #TechIlliterate #KonsumOpfer sind, denen alles shiceegal ist.

• Dieselben Leute wählen auch #CDU / #CSU & #NSAfD und sind entweder altersbedingt oder aus Verfassungsfeindlichkeit #Letztwähler die sich zumindest innerlich von #Grundgesetz & #FDGO "abgemeldet" haben!

@phreaknerd @melsdung @nocci exakt deshalb rate ich zu #XMPP+#OMEMO ( @monocles & @gajim ) sowie #PGP/MIME ( @delta & @thunderbird ), denn nur #dezentral mit #SelfCustody aller #Keys besteht echte #E2EE!

• Außerdem funktionieren die einwandfrei via @torproject / #Tor und damit auch noch #anonym!

Ich helfe gern "#Normies" und "#TechIlliterates" darauf umzustellen...

@JessTheUnstill @bohwaz @punkfairie @ajsadauskas @tomiahonen @fuchsiii

Granted, @tails_live @tails / #Tails and @torproject / #TorBrowser are propably one of the best & most battle-tested options that are useable for #TechIlliterates...

• OFC #OpenBSD + #LynxBrowser forced through #Tor would be more #secure (on paper) but we can all agree it's neither feasible nor practical to expect "#Normies" to work within a 80x25 TUI and learn #BSD.

THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!

If not for being absurd then for the fact that people need to get things done!

• And it's not as if I haven't taught people how to get started, ranging from having to crash-course someone remotely via chat to hand-on #CryptoParty sessions: If it's way more complex than an AKM chances are people won't stick with it!

So you can imagine how glad I was when @thunderbird merged #Enigmail into #Thunderbird so there's no more fiddling around getting #PGP/MIME to work!

@ajsadauskas @JessTheUnstill @tomiahonen yes, and to add insult to injury #Mozilla didn't even wanted to sell people like @fuchsiii or me a #FirefoxOS device, with the only one being "launched" in the #EU being a #SimLock'd & #NetLock'd #prepaid phone in #Spain one could only attain in-store with all the "#KYC" nonsense they had, demanding a legal address in Spain back then.

• So whilst Firefox OS had the most "#accessible" #Development #tools (literally using #Firefox for it and having every #App as #WebView|s / #HTML5+#JS5+#CSS3 files in a container), they didn't even sold us said devices, making it a worse flop than #UbuntuTouch which at least still gets some devices made that support it...

And #nerds like myself are far from the "#consoomer #Normies" for whom stuff that isn't on shelves at Staturn/MediaMarkt, BestBuy, Walmart, ... doesn't exist. I'm used to importing #tech that I want!

• Feels even more half-assed than #MobileCoin in hindsight…

@jamey yeah.

That's why I don't.fo #TechSupport: I don't have spoons.to deal with #TechIlliterates and #Normies that insult my intellect and refuse to follow simple instructions!

@empathicqubit @crazy_pony @signalapp @monocles @delta

I disagree, because the few steps needed can be taught to literal #TechIlliterates within minutes, and I did so several times, walking them through.

• We as #TechLiterates are responsible to teach #TechLiteracy to #TechIlliterate "#Normies", or we deserve then damnation through our own hubris!

@georgetakei #Trump was #projecting when he said his critics had #TrumpDerangementSyndrome. #TDS is what differentiates #MAGA cult members from the rest of us '#normies.'

@oshy @Paradox OFC that's my very first pointer: A #laptop, even a refurbished business machine, will cost at least double the price of a (smol) desktop that has the same computational power...

• In fact I'd argue that many "#Normies" could be happy with just a #Pi500 Desktop Kit and even if they need more power, that's way easier on a #desktop unit.

The only reason to choose a laptop is the need to have a portable, ready to run option to get going.

@malteengeler maybe fir #normies...

@tauon Actually, you want to use a truly secure as in real #E2EE solution like #XMPP+#OMEMO as in @monocles / #monoclesChat and @gajim /#gajim...

• And for those "#TechIlliterate #Normies / #Consoomers" that are too scared to #degoogle or even use @fdroidorg they have a #GlobalSwitchDay #promo right now:https://monocles.social/@monocles/113925173206088469

@kissane >> I understand, "It's good if the #fediverse stays niche," but that's a solution for a tiny number of people.

@benroyce >> they don't want "the normies"… even picking a server is a step too high for many

Even the dichotomy between #techies and #normies is facile, disrespectful, and uninviting. We need everybody to feel welcome and not force them to make choices like picking a server.

Is it possible to automatically select a sensible default and allow easy migration?

@themizzi