Oddbean

I’m not making a judgement on anyone for choosing whatever level of privacy they like. Privacy is a sliding scale and depends on who you’re keeping things private from. Obviously the NSAs of the world will see all. But with nyms we have some level of privacy unless we disclose a lot about ourselves and leave other clues like browsing without VPN or posting images that can easily be reverse searched.

baby, i am not that "programmer smart" to know how to fight the system, but i do know that i would throw it all away for peace of mind. Years ago, people were like get a VPN, i did, and nothing changed. I was still followed. I laughed it off and I honestly think no matter how much people preach about privacy, it will not happen for the masses, only for the people that have the understanding for the system itself. I don't. I can build a simple website, but I don't understand how someone sees the holes in my wall. Privacy is a misunderstood concept. I choose to want to be a creative, but I do not choose to have the world know my every move. There is a difference to a level of understand and a level of computer knowledge that claiming choosing my privacy level is a choice, it is not. That is false. In my area. Absolutely false. I can't walk without people knowing where I am. And I can't escape from that. So the only solution that makes sense to me, is to literally throw out all of my electronics, but even then now they are tracking people via brainwaves. So I may sound crazy now, but I will talk to you all in a few years. Otherwise, tee hee! I am just doing for fun.

I mean, there's something inherently public about social media. Privacy and anonymity are different and most of are not exactly Jason bourne. I grow peppers and shit post... I enjoy a degree of privacy but who are we kidding.