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What are some "new" rights you'd like to see countries commit to? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by sumofchemicals@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I know some places are more progressive in this regard. But from the U.S., I'd like to see every person entitled to:

shelter
food
healthcare
education and higher education

(As an aside, not sure "right" is the best term here, I think of these more as commitments that society would make because we have abundance. One advantage of the word "right" is that a person is justified in expecting it - it's not welfare/ a benefit / a privilege)

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[-] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I use Microsoft rather than Apple because I don't use any Apple products and am significantly less informed on the level of tracking they employ, and I use Microsoft rather than Google because Microsoft in in charge of the operating system I use and is making my user experience measurably worse with the amount of crap they run and track by default. Google on the other hand only tracks what I do over the internet, and even then not all of it (though they actually do probably get everything I do since I haven't worked up the motivation to switch to Firefox yet). I also will say I actually don't much mind someone tracking what parts of a website I visit, such as what products I view on Steam or Amazon, so long as I have an actual account that tracking is attached to.

It is also important I feel to emphasize I am only giving examples, hate all involuntary tracking, and hope that any theoretical anti-tracking laws would be broad enough to stop this kind of behavior from every company rather than just a few.

[-] Aux@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Cool, but you have a phone in your pocket and it's a lot more invasive.

[-] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I had forgotten about phones actually, yeah fuck that and fuck me for forgetting about it. When writting these replies I have been relying on memory for the rest of the conversation, rather than going back and seeing all the context.

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