If you are logged in to anything, what you do is tied to your account. Welcome to the internet. Instance admin on your instance can figure out your ip. Nobody else. You can run your own instance to avoid this if you want. Or just use a vpn.

Google track you constantly even when you are not logged in by the way, with scripts on almost every web page. So they have your real name, your entire search history, and what exact programs you use on your phone if you have android.

Every company website is propaganda too.

A lot, but nothing we can do about it. No point worrying about things we cant influence. At least thats what I try to tell myself. :)

Nothing lasts forever, but sure, we will see.

I just read this too: https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/08/new-executive-order-puts-all-grants-under-political-control/

Things are going to get a lot worse.

America just have to get through this Trump period and view it as when the insane were in charge of the asylum.

Its a long time to go though. :/

Meh, lol. Classic Sweden.

Anyone remember the Swedish Toblerone affair:

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/44r2i7/til_in_1995_swedish_politician_mona_sahlin_bought/

Nice to see humanity has its priorities straight as usual… :)

People are afraid of a state they cant even feel or be concious about. The actual dying may not be fun though but being dead is the easiest thing you can be.

Not that i recommend it… I like life still. Its beauty out there once you leave your matrix office.

Seems minor. If they wanted people to pay for it, they would block games since thats what most young people use windows for…

Yes but capitalism = profits is all that matters.

Also since big tech has more money than almost anything, they become illegal unofficial kings in a world where money is all that matters. They influence entire elections and what information is able to be shared.

Yeah. I havent used windows in a long time but when I was, you could play games without any license… What is locked?

Actually these days, windows is free because what Microsoft wants is your user data. And unless you stop that from being sent to Microsoft, you are generating profit for them every time you use your computer.

Its actually brilliant. Every day when people turn on their computer or phone, Microsoft and Google makes billions from their time. By doing nothing. Passive income.

I would never go to see a movie with such a person. Wtf.

And she is 40…she sounds like a teenager.

Yeah its so strange to watch people treat Trump as a good guy. What the hell is going on. I can only assume Americans are overworked and overstressed and cant think anymore. I probably would be too in that country.

Trump will always do what is in his own best interest, money or power wise. He gives zero fucks about anyone else.

The thing is, its not going to fall apart forever (unfortunately). Billions are invested by all big tech companies into enormous server farms just for AI and their entire future stock value is now based on them coming up with a way to make a profit from this.

Replacing humans can lead to a lot of profit since salaries are one of the most expensive things in a company.

So I dont know. I think the future will suck. But what else is new.

Always have been my friend.

Yeah I agree. We have to wake up a bit. Real change happens outside of this place.

I didnt ask Ai before i made this comment.

Its a natural home grown comment, 100% AI free, from one of my favorite braincells.

We arent smarter. Actually most people here have no voice or influence outside of their computer screen.

We can use some tech, sure. But I very much challenge the idea that we are smarter as a group than other university students.

But since a lot of us have poor social skills, we compensate by thinking we are smarter or better, when we should instead train our social skills and stop thinking like that.