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> Pretty much all western countries are experiencing a crisis of democracy.

Genuine question: what exactly is a "crisis of democracy"?

I see this term thrown around all the time now, but all I can conclude is it's just part of the hyperbolic rhetoric that dominates mainstream and social media.

> How do you deal with a crime that isn’t reported due to things like shame?

You don't.

> Children being sent dick pics, or AI generated nudes of them being sent around schools, etc. are real problems facing real normal people.

These are relatively minor problems. Certainly not something that warrants invasive government intervention.

If parents are that worried about their kids seeing some porn, then they should either not give smartphones to them at all or install some kind of local protection software.

> too many people leave morality at the door when engaging online

If you don't like interacting with certain types of people online, then make or join a safe space that protects you from the offensive content. Don't impose your specific set of morals on the rest of us.

That's fair. If one follows the path of least resistance, you'll end up eating crap.

All of the things you described are available, that's true, but any major supermarket, even in rural areas, will have plenty of healthier options available as well.

Take bread for example. Sure there will be some crappy sliced white bread on the shelf. But there will also be organic sprouted 7-grain high fiber next to it. In fact, there will probably be more healthy varieties available than just about any other country.

A vulnerability (that is presumably fixed after) is a lot different than an intentional backdoor.

> I think this is a really bad epistemological stance in this case.

Why? If one can't point to any evidence, how is it reasonable to suggest that a manufacturer is adding backdoors?

Are you sure the difference didn't mostly come down to being a tourist in temporary accommodation vs having access to a familiar grocery store and your home kitchen?

Backdoors in the OS or firmware?

I always use Linux, so I don't care what software it came with. If you're suggesting there are firmware backdoors, I'd like to see your evidence.

What's so great about Huawei laptops?

I've been using an Asus EliteBook for the last 3 years. Despite taking a beating, the build quality has held up flawlessly and with 32 GB of RAM, 1 kg form factor, and great battery life, I have no reason to upgrade yet.

I just tried their Seek app with some pictures of tree leaves nearby and it failed to identify all of them. Some pictures even caused it to crash.

Google Lens correctly identifies 1/3 of them and PictureThis 2/3.

What is your criteria for "very unhealthy" and do you have any evidence to back up that claim?

> Is Venezuela a sovereign nation or a colony?

Reality is not that black and white. We may no longer have formal colonies, buy the world is still carved up by spheres of influence by the superpowers. Displease them and you'll find out how limited your sovereignty really is.

Yes, and if I remember correctly, you get the Gaussian because it's the minimum entropy (least additional assumptions about the shape) continuous distribution given a certain variance.