You… still can’t name a VPN which was broken. What an exploit.

I’m sure it affected many: can you name one?

I think I understand your points. And I mostly agree.

I genuinely don’t care about symbolic actions. I worry that corporations will heel turn the moment it is no longer safe or profitable to pander to the queers.

Yes, 100%. I’m terrified that public opinion will turn, and I am certain that corporations will desert us LONG before then. I’m happy that it is, currently, safe and profitable to pander to queers. It makes me feel safe, in a way it maybe shouldn’t. I know that the other shoe could drop at any time.

I’m really sorry that was your pride parade experience. Yeah, things along those lines are all too common. Most pride parades are… still… in 2024… very, very bad. And, yes, I don’t think corporations are helping in any way.

I agree that I want solidarity. it’s the only way forward…

Unpopular opinion, I know, but I fucking love corporate pride.

Do you remember being gay a decade ago? Corporations were just starting to touch us with a ten foot pole. And it felt amazing to be acknowledged as existing, without any negative connotations.

Two decades ago? No one would touch us, unless we were the butt of a joke. That we’d hear a million times everyday.

I see corporate pride as a sign of change: sure, those billionaires are just trying to get more money out of us. They couldn’t give a shit about you, or me, personally. But they’re now willing to openly market to us.

That means public opinion is changing. Support for the queer community is growing. We’ve even become a market to be advertised to.

No, those rainbow ads don’t mean anything more than the green and red ones in December, or the red hearts in February. But the fact that corporations are openly showing support, without fear of death threats, or “more importantly” losing money, means something to me.

Yeah, whatever settings the washer and drier came from the factory with seem to be doing me just fine.

I am seriously that dumb. Can you give me an example of someone who used it and was affected by this?

Yeah, but you didn’t bother to actually follow the link or read what it says. There was a bug in Microsoft’s VPN implementation (which no one uses) which affected no one, until they fixed it.

You didn’t answer me, so I’ll give you another chance. You must’ve missed my question last time. Which VPN were you using which stopped working after a windows update?

I hope you weren’t just lying to my face.

No, you’re just making shit up and saying it as if it were fact.

Can you provide a source that it affected “many people and corporations”? If there are so many, it should be easy to name one.

Which VPN were you using that stopped working after a windows update?

Or did you just read a headline and not bother to look into it any further?

Lol, what did you say that got you banned?

I understand and absolutely agree with everything you’ve said, but I’m not asking for 100% certainty. I’m asking for A plan, no matter how absurd it is.

Every successful revolution in the history of the world has had an endgame. I’m not sure I see yours.

I want to learn how you would go from your current system, wherever you are in the world, to one without landlords. I’ll cut the bullshit and just openly say that I don’t think you’ve thought it through.

There are about a million pieces in the middle that are missing, and I promise you that none of them are pretty.

That’s an interesting proposal. I can see how that would eventually fix the problem.

I’ll have to look more into it, but right now I think I’m on board.

We’ve gotten very far from the topic on hand, but sure, can you recommend me a few books I haven’t read?

Very funny.

I guess I misunderstood. I thought you wanted to change things, instead of just bitching and making memes on the internet. That’s on me.

That… Isn’t exactly a “plan”. Can you elaborate on how we will get there?

Okay… What is your proposed plan to fix this problem?

https://midwest.social/comment/9145663

Since you can’t be bothered, there it is.

DID you read it? Could you sum it up for me?