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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 children)

Sigh Hate that I always have to say this, but it's best to start by not marginalizing non-privacy focused people by calling them normies. It's a gatekeeping attitude and it turns off anyone who was considering privacy.

Edit: Inclusivity is the fastest/most effective way to build a community

[–] [email protected] -1 points 3 years ago (1 children)

Not wrong, but there needs to be a defining line where one is knowledgeable and an authority on the subject, and one who is not. Gatekeeping can be a really trashy attitude, which is a reason I focus so much on smartphone guide because it covers the one massive problem in the life of almost every tech user. Also, threat modelling is something I strive to make easy, and I openly welcome people who want to take advice from me. I help people and I like to help people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

Yes, and that's the way to do it! But you would lose all credibility in your guide if you started it by referring to the reader as a normie, I reckon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago

We need a Carl Sagan/Neil Degrasse Tyson/David Attenborough figure too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

I think most people understand that some things need to be secret aka private, like their passwords. I wonder if there are any old folktales about gossip in towns and villages that would be fun to rewrite for now. I named the open source community !magicstone based on one of those old stories and I think it helps get the idea across of building something great through community.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

thanks for bringing this up.

we need to create whole new methodogy and "product time-line" for this.

link is very helpful. cheers!