Look, it’s simple. Even if the server farms at Meta got carpet bombed, it would still be crass as all fuck to call yourself a “refugee”. Think about what the fuck you’re saying.
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Adriano (adriano@lile.cl)'s status on Monday, 20-Jan-2025 05:22:01 JST Adriano
- Joachim repeated this.
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Adriano (adriano@lile.cl)'s status on Monday, 20-Jan-2025 05:22:05 JST Adriano
Yes, I understand you maybe left friends or family behind. They’re still there. You can call them, email them, write to them, maybe even visit them.
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Alexandre Oliva (moving to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br) (lxo@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Monday, 20-Jan-2025 06:34:57 JST Alexandre Oliva (moving to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br)
why do you seem to narrow down the word "refugee" to that very special meaning? AFAICT its meaning encompasses anyone who seeks/obtains refuge/shelter/a safe place. -
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Adriano (adriano@lile.cl)'s status on Monday, 20-Jan-2025 06:37:10 JST Adriano
@lxo It may be the carpet bombing of actual people and the whole thing of helpless refugees that is going on right now in the world while other people find themselves having to change social media apps.
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Alexandre Oliva (moving to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br) (lxo@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Wednesday, 22-Jan-2025 15:38:49 JST Alexandre Oliva (moving to @lxo@snac.lx.oliva.nom.br)
both amount to people's seeking refuge.
one can also seek refuge from light rain.
the word doesn't carry any implication about the seriousness of the situation.
it applies to all these cases equally.
what word would you prefer to use for someone who seeks refuge from light rain, or from a hostile social media platform? -
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GNU Too (gnu2@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 00:49:11 JST GNU Too
Such recommendation isn't helping people be liberated, neither from terrorists nor from freedom denying non-free closed source software like corporate social media and the survaliance capitalism that drives it. -
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Adriano (adriano@lile.cl)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 00:55:14 JST Adriano
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a) it's "surveillance" not "survaliance"
b) You're really boring and should stop sniffing your own farts -
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GNU Too (gnu2@gnusocial.jp)'s status on Thursday, 23-Jan-2025 01:32:11 JST GNU Too
oh yes insults are always helpful to prove one's point!