Suzuran, not Suzura.

It’s the Japanese name for the lily of the valley flower, which is what the snake has dangling on its tail as well.

First, when you get into these arguments, always start from the viewpoint that these people do not see any worth in their data. Their convenience is worth way more than any privacy breach. That’s why your goal is usually to convince them that privacy breaches can be a huge innconvenience for them, use their selfishness to advocate for their self-interest.

Quick example, what defines something that needs to be hidden changes constantly with different governments and regulatory bodies. There’s no telling if your current data won’t be illegal or something in the future, causing you problems. That’s why it’s important to have protections for your data to begin with so a future government can’t just unilaterally decide to trample all over your rights.

Basically, see what they care about and try advocating from that viewpoint, not your personal viewpoint. There’s a good chance you’ll have a line of argument.

I find that I have more success convincing people if I put their self-interest first and foremost instead of trying to explain some grand ideology. People want something tangible, not a hazy ideal. It’s only when something affects them that they may change their views.

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No one is saying to vote dem and just sit on the couch waiting for a miracle.

Vote for democrats but organize, pressure legislators, local politicians, etc

Unionize so your voice becomes louder and you gain bargaining power.

Hold the the democratic party accountable for its BS. Try to steer it more left instead of right.

Educate those around you about the importance of a fairer voting system and the need to fight fascism and get them involved too.

Participate in all elections you can to make sure you give power to those who can actually help you.

There’s so much you can and should be doing beyond voting.

And the democratic party has in fact moved left, even if it doesn’t always seem like it. These things take years and decades, especially for a country like the US where all the stops are in place to make sure change never happens. So yes, reform is possible. It’s slow, painful, and sometimes it feels like you’re accomplishing nothing, but things are changing. They won’t be changing for the better if Republicans ever win though.

So telling people to vote 3rd party, at this point in time, when the US is constantly being bombarded with fascist propaganda, when the education sector is eroding by the day and people are completely politically disenfranchised because of it, is literally just splitting the vote without sending any message or moving the country forward and giving Republicans a win.

If you want 3rd parties to win, instead of praying millions of people magically switch sides, start by getting people actually interested in even caring about politics, because otherwise it’s never going to happen.

The other ranks just mean someone you wouldn’t mind winning too, more or less. You’re ranking from favorite to least favorite.

Your favorite is number 1 but if you had to pick another one it’d be number 2, and if you had to pick another one it’d be number 3, etc.

The idea is that as you go down there might actually be candidates with considerable overlap between all the voters, and that also gives chances to more than just 2 people. 3rd parties would actually have some viability in this system.

Here’s a quick example: 50% of voters put candidate A as their number 1 choice and the other 50% but candidate B as their number 1 choice. But out of the totality, 70% put candidate C as their second choice. In a ranked voting system C would win even though it wasn’t the favorite of either, because it was the candidate a big majority was willing to compromise with.

Of course in reality how the choices are tallied varies and it’s not that simple but I hope I managed to illustrate the point.

You make it sound like you have any. From how the other thread you posted in looks, you basically just parrot the same thing over and over when everyone else gives you very reasonable arguments and explanations on why voting 3rd party in the current system is completely pointless and reform needs to happen first before that’s feasible.

Digimon cyber sleuth. I guess it really depends in what position I would be in in the world but overall it seems like a jackpot. I get to capture and battle with digimons and there's an actual virtual reality world to travel to. Sweet.

That explanation actually makes so much sense. I’ve always wondered why shutters aren’t a thing in the US.

In Europe (at least southern Europe), because every house has shutters, they’re just not seen as something you personally own or that you find ugly/needs replacing. When you move houses you’re just moving to another house with shutters so it’s not even a factor you think about.

Regulations that require you to expose your personal data for no benefit are all those things and more.

Educating children about sex so they can consume porn in a healthy manner (because spoiler alert: these laws do nothing to stop them watching it) is 100 times more productive and positive than invading the privacy of law abiding adults. But that would actually require time and money which none of these law makers want.

It’s never about protecting children or making the world a better place. It’s about moral posturing and pretending you’re doing something so you can get votes.