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Russia gives plenty of consistent and sensible reasons justifying their invasion of Ukraine. NATO also gives plenty of consistent and sensible reasons justifying Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But the two stories couldn't be more different.

I am NOT saying GrapheneOS is tricking people and that these reasons aren't correct.

I AM saying that we cannot know that they are correct.

I AM saying that the existence of reasons does nothing to allay the concern, precisely because "reasons" are the easiest thing to create post-facto and therefore should have almost zero weight in your evaluation of trust.

And yet among nostr half-wits (sorry, as I get frustrated my language gets more harsh) "reasons" convince them all so easily. If I were a CIA operative I could topple you guys in my sleep!

I even gave as an example how my reason for not signing the Apple release of Gossip could not be trusted:

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How can I make my point more clear? I am tired.

sommerfeld 1y ago

I really understand where you are going but although a perfectly valid logical stance, you have to admit it's very tinfoil-ly and nihilistic.

I don't know if you believe in "unique truths" or nor, but with that amount of doubt, any truth gets practically impossible to establish.

I said it was "nihilistic" in the sense it is defeatist. If everything is part of a 5D chess plan from a powerful agency, we will always be powerless.

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Mike Dilger ☑️ 1y ago

You are presuming that I am judging whether or not to trust GrapheneOS. I am not doing that. That is off-topic.

Since you get my point, the conversation is over from my perspective. I won't be monitoring replies to this comment.