Funny you had to put a disclaimer for authoritarianism. The world’s history and propaganda have made it synonymous with the far left, where that ideology was never about absolute power, but quite the opposite.

Sir, this isn’t reddit

Lodash wants to know your location

They do use the same pass though, that’s why it’s so strange to me. Thanks for the help, this at least gives me a clue.

I’ll dig around and update the post for reference.

Right. Wouldn’t it make sense to unlock it along with my root drive when I log in though? There should be a way to do that

The sarcasm here would be lost on so many people…

That’s how subscription services get you. Why buy DVDs when you can stream all day long on Netflix? Suddenly, DVDs are no longer for sale and streaming services take down content for one reason or another. Then you have no other legal alternative but to pay whatever they ask, be shown whatever they want and continue to own none of it.

The instances are structured much like discord, in that you have a separate server for topics/communities. Think of them as servers that can talk to each other. Instead of subreddits you have this.

Regarding Reddit (US company), well, depending on your values and political views, you might see the need and have the desire to not depend on/support the platform.