• d_k_bo@feddit.de
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    4 months ago

    I recently got a confused look when I said that I pay for my email provider (3€/mo, but 1€/mo would also work).

    Many people don’t realize that operating an email server creates cost and they pay with letting Google/Yahoo/… read and analyze their communication.

  • tory@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Using the term “normies” paints you as having a superiority complex, which isn’t the best look.

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      4 months ago

      Really? I just interpreted the use of normie here as “layperson” or “average user” and thought it was completely harmless.

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        1 month ago

        Yes, it means layperson, but with derogatory cense. It is like using the n-word to describe black people (though not as extreme). If you mean average user, just say average user, unless you really mean to use derogatory term, that is.