100 sats \ 2 replies \ @elvismercury OP 18 Feb \ parent \ on: Options for cloud storage w/ no KYC, paid in btc? privacy
Strong disagree. The term is a good description of generally not knowing or caring where exactly something is stored. You're probably right that a lot of people don't understand what it entails exactly, but that's a general problem with reality or with humankind, not with the concept.
of generally not knowing or caring where exactly something is stored
Exactly. How is that a good thing ?
And the use of the word 'cloud' is precisely meant to encourage this type of thinking. It's vague and fluffy.
I'm not down on people and humankind, I don't blame them when they're being manipulated by disingenuous language. I'm down on the people who create that propaganda (and will also call out the people who propagate it, without necessarily blaming them too).
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Exactly. How is that a good thing ?
It's a good thing because it's needless complexity in most people's lives, and that's what abstractions are for in this and in every other aspect of life.
I give zero shits about which drive my stuff is on in the datacenter, or which datacenter it's even in, or even what content it's on -- it's in the cloud, someone else can figure that out. I know the API they're exporting and the services I'm paying for and the terms within which they deliver those services. That's enough.
I'm not down on people and humankind, I don't blame them when they're being manipulated by disingenuous language.
I agree with this sentiment; I guess we diverge forcefully on how misleading this language is.
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