892
medival peasant life (slrpnk.net)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
76 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 21 points 2 years ago (9 children)

i'm baffled by people who use one drive, especially in its default setting where it saves all your shit in the cloud. Even if they have a perfectly stable Internet 24/7, do they not feel weird having a company keep their files on some drive they'll never see? do they even know this is what's happening?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 9 child comments
    •
  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    do they not feel weird having a company keep their files on some drive they’ll never see?

    It’s not just some drive, it’s one drive!

    do they even know this is what’s happening?

    Take a wild guess…

    Your average pc/tech user is so far removed from having or needing any tech knowledge. Convenience is everything. As long as it works, who cares how it works… and that’s how we ended up with basically everyone walking around with devices in our pockets that can track our location in real time, have microphones which are always on and listening, with cameras that point directly at our faces when we use said devices.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Is cloud storage a new concept to you? Have you not heard of iCloud or Google drive? Cloud backups make a lot of sense for a lot of people. Just don't put sensitive information on there.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 4 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    why would i trust a company with my files when i can simply make my own backups on my own disks without having to pay ransome (subscription) to access my things

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    My own disks won't survive the house burning down, and while obviously feasible, aren't accessible when I'm not home. I don't need it often, but sometimes I do. But the extra safety of a cloud disk is nice.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Not shilling but this is exactly why 3rd party services like iDrive are good: Cloud backup but you have the choice of keeping your own encryption key.

    Apple, M$, Google, are all like "just trust me bro BTW a big chunk of our business is data sales" lol

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    You should put files on the cloud that meet the two following criteria:

    1. Valuable to you
    2. Not valuable to other people

    This could include your hobbyist cad drawings, your twilight fan fic, or anything else that you need or don't want to lose but has very little value to bad actors.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent