Because I value my privacy and don't want the world to know everything about me.

You literally just regurgitated the exact type of argument that I was talking about. That doesn't answer the question at all.

It's bad to have everyone know your every detail, ever think of that?

Only if you're a criminal. Otherwise, no, it isn't. How could it possibly be a bad thing.

The best argument for privacy is just an argument from reflexivity--"I care about my privacy, because I care about my privacy."

I guess I can't argue with that! But when I ask people WHY they care, they just have a childish meltdown.
They can't answer it.

Could it be, perhaps, that there's no logical/rational reason at all? And you're just a scared child?

Until I break a law, I will never care about my privacy.
I will never break a law. I will never care about my privacy.

But even that first line is a little disingenuous. I'd like to think that if I broke a law, I'd fess up. I'd own up to it.
"Privacy" is just a pacifier, that's all. A comfort blanket. I've grown out of comfort blankets.

Why would anyone "not wish" to share every detail of their life to others, if they aren't a criminal?

I don't understand why anyone would care. That's my question, and you refuse to answer it.
Like everyone else does when I discuss this issue.

It's irrational to care about your privacy. Paranoid. Delusional.

Unless you did something bad, of course. But there's a quick solution to that: Don't do bad things.

Why would you not care? So you would be perfectly fine with anyone going through your shit at any time for no reason at all?

Yes.

I've often said that if I had a book that contained every single detail about my life, I would hand it to anyone who wanted to read it. There's nothing in my life that I'm so ashamed of that I'd honestly care if anyone found out about it. Everything I've done is part of who I am, or who I used to be, and I'd rather embrace it as part of my history than shun it. That doesn't seem very healthy to me.

The only exceptions are things like... you know, my SSN, and stuff like that. But that's more an issue of security, and not privacy.

But no, when it comes to "embarrassing" facts, like what type of porn I watch, or... what kind of pajamas I used to wear as a kid? I mean, what else is there? What have I done in my life that's so horrible, I should it keep a secret from everybody? There's nothing. So, I have no qualms whatsoever with having any details of my life disseminated. Zero.

And I don't think anyone else should, either.

Having something to hide has nothing to do with whether you should have privacy or not. Why the fuck should I be treated like a criminal if I have done nothing wrong?

Being treated like a criminal has nothing to do with whether you should have privacy or not, either. I don't think innocent people should be treated like criminals, but that's a separate issue.

The question is, why should I care if my privacy is being violated?
Let's assume that all suspects are treated with absolute fairness.

Quote from: Verbatim on April 08, 2015, 10:42:25 PM

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

obsessed/stalker/etc.

But Verb, I would be surprised if they didn't show a tidbit of Street Fighter V, especially since it's a PS4/PC game.

True. I forgot all about that.

I prefer CGP Grey's view; he does promotions for whatever at the end of a video so he still gets payed/ video view (To my knowledge) but doesn't put annoying adverts that interrupt viewing.

It works for everyone.

OT- One step closer to required subscriptions. At least they got rid of adverts in the middle of a video, though. I certainly won't pay for youtube though. Most of the channels I watch host their videos elsewhere anyway.

also, he does promotions at the end? that's kinda rare
usually you'll have youtubers having promotions at the very beginning

and i think that's because they're instructed to--advertisers know full well that people block/skip ads
so if you put them at the end, literally nobody is going to watch them--you must put them at the beginning

that way, you force people to either sit through it, or manually skip it themselves

Obviously I wouldn't, but that's not going to happen.
The people that don't use adblock outweigh the people that do.

not if you keep advocating it

then don't use it on those websites, you bellend

Shady websites aren't the only websites that have pop up ads either. This place used to have redirecting ads that opened on their own.

not using it on "those websites" necessitates not using adblock at all--because i want to support every single website that i frequent, and you should too

To block ads and pop ups on other websites. Duh.

>implying i don't want to support those websites too

>pop-up ads
>2015
>using shady websites

Quote from: Verbatim on April 08, 2015, 10:30:43 PM

Preserving privacy and protecting against malware is wrong.

if you're going on websites that have ads that give you malware just by viewing them
maybe you should stop using that website

preserving privacy isn't wrong, it's just kinda stupid
what do you need privacy for--honestly

You don't understand its a travesty that its even a option for people who want it.
Everything should cater to me and my desires or else its objectively wrong.

Also my desires are objectively wrong because enjoying things is bad.

i hope you get all of your shit stolen
because who the fuck are you to say that getting stolen from is a bad thing

not everything is about you, did you know that? some people might LIKE losing all their shit
stop trying to make people cater to your own desires and let people STEAL from you. GOD