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minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 days agoI know right. I used to be a kid who bypassed school firewalls and restrictions all the time. This is going to make no difference.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·20 days agoBy virtue of you actually knowing what a firewall is, and participating in the conversation, on this platform, you are ahead of 99 out of 100 people.
minus-squareshortwavesurfer@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·20 days agoTrue, but I was that one kid who showed all of my friends how to use a VPN to bypass all the restrictions as well, and then they taught their friends.
I know right. I used to be a kid who bypassed school firewalls and restrictions all the time. This is going to make no difference.
By virtue of you actually knowing what a firewall is, and participating in the conversation, on this platform, you are ahead of 99 out of 100 people.
True, but I was that one kid who showed all of my friends how to use a VPN to bypass all the restrictions as well, and then they taught their friends.