Yeah… Funny… That’s what Putler has been doing each time he was invited for peace talks.

Tyranny has the same playbook.

Maybe. Looking like the best option right now.

Oh no, not another Lemony Snikket rabbit hole.

Yeah, I know. I wanted to pack as much info into the title as I can, and it turned out like technobabble. ^^;

I have considered looking into renting a VPS, but considering my friends group does A LOT of voice calling and streaming over Discord I dint think super lightweight is an option. Even so, not having to pay for a server is always better than having to pay any amount for one.

I’ll take a look at ejabberd. Didn’t know there were specific preferences for clients.

It’s a bit of both:

My friends need a drop-in replacement for Discord (or as close as possible), sooner rather than later. My idea for self hosting is to defeat the need of someone hosting a 24/7 server; if we all host our own accounts on our own computers we’d essentially have a peer-to-peer Discord-like group.

The other reason is indeed to learn, because every centralised service has the same problem; it’s not a question if a service will turn bad, but when. It’s an inevitability, and it’s happening faster and more frequently. The only out-way I see is if me and at least some of my friends learn to self-host.

Gee, if only we could’ve seen this coming.

America has no concept of “radical left”. I can suggest something mild and end up being called a communist.

Self-serving, and ultimately self-destructive.

Huh, I’m surprised to see Spain being so green. Wouldn’t have thought it possible years ago when I lived there.

Nice to see Denmark is basically 100%.

Sad to see Eastern Europe being so red and orange. I got some gay friends there. Was hoping it’d get safer for them as time went on…

My dad goes to visit Iran (a significant portion of my family is there).

Immediately revolts start.

All communication lost (still haven’t heard from him).

America is deciding to attack Iran again.

His plan was to take a two month vacation with his siblings, but at this point I’m starting to wonder if he’ll even return.

My car drives Arch, by the way.

He thinks he stopped 8 wars? Which 8 wars?

Yes you can. “Millions of Americans” sounds like an army.

As I said in another comment; Danes have a comparatively high trust in their government and the systems that are set up in the country. So if it’s assured that this way is more private and secure than alternatives, then that’s generally what’s believed.

I can already transfer money from one bank account to another without having to involve the government I don’t see the benefit in changing that.

This argument is strongly dependant on what country you’re in and what government you’re under. However, generally speaking, Danes have a pretty high trust in their government (compared to many other countries).

Yeah, I figured it was probably just rude bullshit. But I didn’t know where to take it from there. But good to know.

Well, on the flip side, stealing a credit card and using it online is a lot more difficult.

It’s only a dystopia if there comes a massive right wing shift in Denmark, like is happening with our neighbours in Germany.

However, I do recognise how easily these systems can be used for ulterior motives. What’s furthermore distressing is that Denmark is a huge supporter of chat control and has taken the lead in creating drafts to propose to the EU.

For now, NemID is a convenience.

For now.

I’ve only heard people complain about it when it didn’t work, which is rarely.

I returned to Denmark 11 years ago, and they had already implemented the whole NemID system. The only thing that changed is you now need an app instead of a card covered in tiny, hard to read numbers.