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this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2025
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Privacy
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I feel that it is closer to the fact that the communities forgot most beginners are completely new to this in general. They might not even know what exactly a 'browser' is, much less cookies and stuff.
Hence when we try to spoonfeed them information, it comes off as overwhelming and forced.
Agree that there are some extremist, but they mostly act in good faith tbh.
Another thing I noticed is there are more preachers of 'how' than 'why'. Having a beginner go down the route of privacy without giving them a purpose to do so is quite off-putting.