Oddbean

We will all die at some point, no matter what. Cancer, heart attack, car accident. No one knows the future. Don’t let bullies force you to live in fear and make your give up your rights preemptively.

Oh I totally agree and we are entering a period of heightened centralised projection of power. And giving up won’t help and there’s no one coming to “save us”. Freedom has to be fought for constantly against bad actors. But my point does stand to a degree still on the flaunting. If you’re going to walk through a poor neighbourhood with a Rolex, make sure you protect yourself or simply choose initially not to wear the Rolex. Work around rules where you can and identify the battles. A good silly example is the bat boxes on the dystopian cameras in Uk. People were angle grinding them down. You could get prosecuted. Stick a box for bats to nest and they’re wrapped up in contradictory “laws”