That’s a form of 2 factor auth, but that’s not what all 2 factor auth is. There are many services that use 2fA time based tokens, or other methods. Any service that uses your phone number for 2FA is actively making the security on your account worse.

No forced 2 factor authorization that is an excuse to grab your personal information to sell it.

What?

anyone that bought a cybertruck did so knowing full well that it’s a giant “fuck everybody but me” vehicle

That’s how many people see it, but I know a few people that are entirely disconnected from “celeb culture” and the news in general, and just think the cybertruck is neat technology. And to be fair, putting aside the massive safety issues with it, it does have noteworthy technology that on their own are interesting.

And I think the cross section of people who are interested in the cybertruck, people who are not particularly intelligent, and who also have money are generally going to be the customer base. It’s fine to criticize, but to say “no sympathy” when they die is gross.

Felon Muskrat went full mask off way back in 2016 when he called child rescuers a Pedo.

That wasn’t “mask off”, that was him being publicly petulant. That was him not knowing how to react to someone telling him “no”. It was the start of the cracks in his pubic veneer. Most rational people would say his reaction to that situation was ridiculous and childish, but I would bet there’s a good amount of people who still aren’t aware of what he said about the rescuers.

His “mask off” moment was during the 2024 USA elections when he went full Nazi (openly).

Granted, there were always indications for people who knew what to pay attention to, but that’s not most people.

Anybody that bought a cyber truck did so knowing full well Elon is a Nazi.

The cybertruck was available to buy before he went full mask off. And not everyone is “in-touch” with everything.

No compassion at all

Disgusting.

Contact your representative

Right, so that they can ask if I’m stoned or stupid for asking them to affect laws in another country?

It’s being added as a response to the age verification laws with the intended purpose to provide the age signal.

It’s age verification/attestation.

I was ambivalent about systemd up until now. If this gets merged I’m moving to a non-systemd distro. I do not live in California or even the USA. I do not want age verification garbage in my OS.

I guess we all need hobbies.

I guess you missed the part where I replied to you that nearly all my Lemmy comments are done from my phone.

Readings hard, huh?

Nah, I just have a life and only do quick replies to you while I’m in the washroom. Otherwise, I’m doing more useful things like everything else.

you most likely fall into some category of Luddite, hanging on to your PC

Ya, all the companies that design and make the smartphones and their OSes must be Luddites also, because they all use PCs to do that.

thinking your PC isn’t also a tool for spying on you

Mine isn’t. Perhaps it’s time for a modern and free operating system.

I’m sorry I interrupted you. You may continue screeching.

You must be a troll.

They’re getting downvoted because of the condescending tone and blind and ignorant assumptions. That comment deserves all the downvotes.

You have options that are infinitely more efficient and less annoying than babysitting a PC.

I get personal preferences, but saying the words “more efficient than babysitting a PC” is on a whole new level.

I guarantee I can type faster on a full keyboard than you can even talk and can simply get things done faster and more efficiently on a computer than you can on any mobile device.

At some point you must face the question: Are you using a PC because it’s how you’ve always done it?

No, I don’t have to face that question, because you have no idea how old I am. You’re blindly assuming that I only started using mobile devices well into adulthood, and you’d be wrong.

My keyboard works just fine. I’m sorry yours doesn’t.

I didn’t say my keyboard “doesn’t work”, I said “sucks”. The difference in ergonomics between a (relatively) tiny mobile touchscreen keyboard and a full sized mechanical keyboard is like comparing a 40w lightbulb to the sun.

At some point you must face the question: Are you using a phone instead of a PC because it’s how you’ve always done it?

Edit: to be clear, both of these comments (and 99% of my comments on Lemmy) are all done with my phone using the keyboard that “sucks”.

Irrelevant to my point

The idea that one of these is vastly and objectively superior to all others is just pseudo-religious nonsense.

You can get a job and make a living in just about any country. But the quality of life differences and how comfortable of a living you can make are gonna be vastly different.

I hate using a phone. It’s small, the screen is tiny, the keyboard sucks (all touchscreen keyboards suck), you can’t have more than one thing in the tiny screen at a time (yes split screen exists and Android has freeform windows, but they suck even more).

A desktop is a breeze to use. It feels liberating to use after being on a phone.

trying to solve a parenting problem with technology

That was never the goal, just the excuse.

Gonna be weird to age verify yourself to use a smart thermostat.

Why is it CALLED intelligent?

Because it is “intelligent” by definition. You’re conflating the word with “highly intelligent” or just “smart”.

Dogs are “intelligent” but can’t they write code, but we sometimes refer to dogs as “smart”.

A flatworm has intelligence but no one would call it smart.