Free Software Dating Scene

Lets talk about the free software dating scene. As a twenty year old single male I think it's very hard to find a girl who's actually interested in free software. I've had girls jokingly ask to "Netflix and chill" but when I tell her that I don't use Netflix since Netflix requires proprietary software to stream content, they stop talking to me. And worse if they do stay they think I'm weird since I blocked google IP's in my host file and we can't even watch youtube. I can't ever seem to get girls to come over to my place and I can't text them either. Once I get their numbers since I've added custom roms to my phone and refuse to use sms since it's a security concern I require all of my friends to download a free and open source messaging app and I share with them my public gpg key so that we can verify that our conversations are secure. None of my friends are willing to do this. And I can't use sites like tinder since it's not only proprietary software but a major privacy vulnerability. How come it is so hard to find a girl concerned about software freedom. I feel like I'm going to be a virgin forever.

A young woman waves beside a long screenshot of a man complaining about dating as a committed free-software and privacy enthusiast. He rejects Netflix, YouTube, SMS, Tinder, and proprietary software, insisting on open-source tools, custom ROMs, blocked Google IPs, and GPG encryption. The joke is that his extreme ideological and technical requirements make ordinary dating and communication nearly impossible, so he ironically fears staying a virgin forever.

• @eternalclassic / 43381 2023-12-16