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[โ€“] realitaetsverlust@piefed.zip 27 points 1 day ago (3 children)

You are aware you can opt out of social media without losing your rights, yes?

[โ€“] maam@feddit.uk 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Itโ€™s like saying โ€œItโ€™s good that android is degrading now I can finally quit using smartphones meanwhile the government and corporations makes having one more mandatory.โ€

[โ€“] dawcas@scribe.disroot.org 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have no smartphone and I am afraid of having one being mandatory.

[โ€“] maam@feddit.uk 10 points 1 day ago

This is why forced digital ids must be opposed every step of the way.

[โ€“] victorz@lemmy.world 0 points 18 hours ago

Yeah, it was meant as tongue-in-cheek.

[โ€“] Powerpoint@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The problem is if they try and implement this at an operating system level like some US states are doing

[โ€“] victorz@lemmy.world 0 points 18 hours ago

Duh.

This would just make it easier.

But I still don't want this. This was mostly tongue-in-cheek. I guess it was unclear, judging by the votes lol.