LewRockwell is an extremely popular Libertarian website. They recently published a well shared article from Dr. Mercola on why to ditch Google: https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/03/joseph-mercola/goodbye-google/
While it’s great that people see the messages of privacy and anti-censorship, it’s bad that the suggested solutions not only won’t help, but in fact likely turn people off. Here’s a key example:
“Your suggestion of reading the privacy policy for every website people visit to avoid Google analytics is not practical. A far better solution is to use the browser extension uBlock Origin, which lists all third party JavaScript calls by domain, and allows you to block it. In fact, your own website MercolaMarket has Google’s APIs on it, which allows them to see the IP address of anyone buying your products. The most ridiculous part is the very article on LewRockwell.com telling me to read privacy policies to avoid Google Analytics, uses Google Analytics and Gmail.”
And this is just one of the many examples in an open letter we wrote. The primary problem is not technological, but apathy. It doesn’t have to be like this. We just need the real solutions to make it to the readers screens, like Monero.
I stand here today to ask you to share our open letter, so that the thousands of readers of LewRockwell can learn: https://simplifiedprivacy.com/letter-to-lewrockwell/
I stand here today to ask you to be part of the genuine change. Because at the end of the day, LewRockwell is only a reflection of what his readers want. And so the challenge is not convincing him, but you.
Naïve people often mistake malevolence for incompetence.
Gatekeepers recommend ineffective and/or dangerous solutions on purpose.
Monero is a good measure of how serious and trustworthy a news source or social platform is.
For example, GAB refuses to accept donations or membership fees in Monero, and Infowars uses Cloudflare.
This, but not just news or socials. For those advocating or claiming to be in support of privacy in almost any space, the use of Monero for value exchange is a great litmus test of their sincerity.
But as the OP mentions in the post, awareness and understanding of the use case for Monero is often the roadblock to adoption. Good to see the info spreading to those who claim to share similar values.
Why do you say its malevolence?
Don’t you think it’s more likely they don’t think its worth the effort?
For example Gab is barely making money on Bitcoin, so they might not see that Bitcoin’s fees and HODL mindset are what’s holding them back
@SummerBreeze ,
Is this you on Nostr ?..
npub14slk4lshtylkrqg9z0dvng09gn58h88frvnax7uga3v0h25szj4qzjt5d6 , SimplifiedPrivacy@getalby.com
I followed that account. I want to slowly organize a stealthy infiltration and eventual subjugation of Nostr by Monero Bros. :-)
Yes sorry for delay. Please DM our team on Nostr. It’s not just 1 person
Gab accepts Bitcoin, but refuses to accept Monero.
Torba knows Bitcoin is not private and is easily traceable. I’ve discussed this fact with him.