sounds like you want a miata

It’s not an intentional snub, I just answered this question in a different reply.

I don’t know with enough certainty to list out all the issues, but the biggest one that sticks out to me is information control.

The government restricts citizens access to the Internet (among other things). I have talked to people from Russia, people from China, etc online. But I have never talked to someone from North Korea and that is a pretty big red flag for me.

I pretty strongly believe that anybody who tries to control the flow of information amongst supposedly free people is not a “good guy”. Yes, this includes the United States, UK, China, etc. Many do so to some extent and I am against all of them for that.

But, none so draconian seeming as the DPRK.

I’m not ok with being called racist. I’m sorry that you think I should just sit and take that but that’s ridiculous. You have no right.

The burden of proof lies on you for making an extraordinary claim without evidence.

It’s cool to use this to discount my personal direct experience but I don’t think it’s a strong counter.

Dating somebody typically means you get to know them and their cultural background really really well. It’s extremely relevant here whether you like that or want to discount it

you’re gonna have to cite some sources here because I don’t think there is actually a legal requirement for these things.

the work apps require Internet access to even open and the contents are encrypted. this has all been figured out

that’s fair, actually. I’ll avoid it in the future.

EVERYWHERE has its problems.

And yes, that is the DPRK too.

I want to establish that it’s even worth talking by making sure that y’all could budge on anything. otherwise this is a waste of time.

I’m deeply open to new perspectives, and I love to hear them - they widen my world. But I have some experiences already that generally conflict with the messaging here.

I’ve dated a Korean and been to Korea which has influenced me quite a lot.

I find it hard to believe that “North Korea” is racist.

That’s literally the cardinal direction of that country.

Other things…

• I dated a Korean!
• I’ve been to South Korea!

Thinking South Korea is a dictatorship but North Korea is sunshine and rainbows is… delusional imo.

I’m not sure if you’ve been to either but I have to assume no.

i mean, everything else aside… if the DPRK is so great, why do they maintain such a tight grasp on what the citizens can access and share information wise?

it’s generally not positive to restrict people’s access to information. people there are not on the internet

that sounds annoying. I’d rather just have it all on the same device. I can enable and disable work apps on a schedule if I’m bothered. I don’t want to deal with two devices really

I think if you can’t admit the obvious problems with the DPRK then there is no conversation to be had here.

China, I understand. North Korea? I do not.

I certainly do not think that calling me racist out of the blue is helping your case, either.

how the fuck is that ableism

my work pays my cell phone bill if I install Microsoft teams, and frankly that’s a pretty good deal

literally insane just go there if you like it so much

you’re losing a lot of nuances here, just want to add for other readers.

there was and are good reasons for why code wasn’t accepted

I liked it

MDM on MacOS still kinda sucks compared to Linux or Windows. I mean, it’s fine. But they genuinely have work to do there

this MacBook is going to have 10x the battery life of your used laptop, and weigh less.

plus, it’s brand new so it has a warranty and doesn’t require people to spend time searching for a good deal.

this is an excellent product launch at a good price and it is gonna sell like hotcakes

this has been well covered by now. just cause it works in product x, doesn’t mean it was implemented correctly in product y

There were stability issues with the video out. People love to assume malice but most of the time there was actually good reasons