•  NaoPb   ( @NaoPb@beehaw.org ) 
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    11 months ago

    I’d rather not waste my time reading an article about a program I’m not currently using to find out if I should use it our not. I’d rather see a post that has bulletpoints with pre’s and cons. My time is limited enough as it is.

    [edit] I realise that my comment will probably come across as unfriendly so I will add some explaining to it.

    I am currently in a western country using a fibre landline and I trust my internet provider to not intercept my data or use things like a man in the middle attack. Am I right for assuming that and if so, would tor prevent that? Will tor slow down my internet? I mostly watch youtube videos and read/post on lemmy/mastodon. I am not against using tor at all, but my energy and time are limited so I don’t feel like reading a whole article just for an app I do not feel the need to use. I am currently very happy with my firefox browser and all the add-ons I use. And with all the modifications I have put into it to make it work just the way I like. Would I loose all that by switching to tor? I am prepared to change to tor but I am not in the camp of “protect privacy at all costs, even if it greatly inconveniences me”. Especially if the risks of not using tor seem quite low in my situation.

    • okay. perhaps instead of wasting your time writing an entire paragraph, you should read the article and you’ll find out that that entire paragraph was irrelevant

      it’s actually not an article about the pros and cons of tor. it could not be summed up in bullet points about the pros and cons of tor

      i’ll admit to being a little facetious before, but i implore you to read articles before commenting on them

      •  NaoPb   ( @NaoPb@beehaw.org ) 
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        311 months ago

        Thing is… if I have to do that for every time someone linkdrops an article, I’ll have no time left in my day.

        And it seems I was right that I have no real reason to use tor.

        •  zeus ⁧ ⁧ ∽↯∼   ( @Zeus@lemm.ee ) 
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          Thing is… if I have to do that for every time someone linkdrops an article, I’ll have no time left in my day.

          if you spent less time writing comments about articles you haven’t read, you might have more time. do you do this in other walks of life? wander into restaurants you’ve never eaten at and announce “i don’t think there’s really any reason to order the fish”?

          And it seems I was right that I have no real reason to use tor.

          okay, i’ll sum the article up for you. the more people that use tor, the more it protects vulnerable people. journalists writing exposés about corrupt governments, refugees trying to flee, etc. the more normal people using tor, the more they get lost in the crowd. it’s nothing to do with whether you have any reason to use tor, that’s irrelevant. by using it, you’re helping those in vulnerable positions. happy? now go write something inciteful