Fork Bomb says:

Seems I forgot about a tiny little browser add-on called “Youtube Flash to HTML5” that I use with Firefox (and is probably why I don’t need Adobe’s “Flash Player”). And since both Chrome and Firefox internally support PDF’s (although you have to turn it on with Firefox) there’s really no reason to deal with any more leaky insecure Adobe products – or support. That is, assuming you’re in the 90-something percent crowd who only deal with Flash and PDF’s.

Now, for some even more serious digression (getting off track)…

But giving Adobe the “heave-ho” is not so easy for most people since they’ve grown too accustomed (lazy) to relying on Adobe not only for their Youtube and other online video fix but for their PDF document fix as well. Frankly, it’s habitual and the argument I always hear for not considering an alternative is that same old lame brain mantra I hear elsewhere: “it’s easy and it just works, so why should I even care?”

Here’s why: ADOBE (BIG BUSINESS) IS BAD! And I could go into it much further. But let’s just accept the fact that nearly every BIG COMPANY like Adobe doesn’t always have their customers best interest at heart. The simple fact that Adobe has always had security risks which even now often require updates should be enough evidence of that fact.

Think how this would equate if Adobe made cars. Would you take your car back to a dealer or even have the dealer come to you if your car perpetually always revealed some kind of safety problem? For me, the answer is, no. And I will probably be looking for alternatives. I would probably even avoid the manufacturer (if I could) since I would be much less likely to accept anything coming from a company that all too often just tells me half truths.

Computer software is really no different. And where computer software or even operating systems are concerned, there are alternatives. However, as you may have guessed, those alternatives are often not as easy to deal with since it often takes more effort than most people aren’t willing to give. Most people would rather sit down and passively watch a few hours of TV than think! It’s a fact that Big Business and even governments are keenly aware of and will often take advantage of.

We consumers (citizens) don’t need to give Government / Big Business any more help! We need to educate ourselves and seriously consider alternatives when they become available. But we don’t do that. Collectively, we give control right over to those “elite few” when we don’t care to learn or REMEMBER!

I call this phenomena a laziness of mind that results in lemming-like behavior. We’ve seen it in religion for thousands of years. And we can see it starting with computer technology. But what really pisses me off are the political fools who claim they are enlightened but are really just too lazy to see the same master but with a different MASK. (Here’s a hint as to what I mean: to be a political candidate OR a preacher requires the SAME SKILLS.)

“Hoomans” often can’t/won’t see any truth usually because they have grown too accustomed to seeing the lies — probably because those lies have been too easy to BELIEVE!!!

Don’t believe Adobe (or your leaders)!!!