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xtogro | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 there are two types of privacy guys: “someone’s watching me” and “i’m an advertising product.” being in the first group isn’t healthy, unless you’re very special.
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Ava | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I understand what you're getting at, but people are watching you, and awareness of this fact is important. 

Government overreach and surveillance capitalism is a very real threat to feedom and privacy. You cannot have freedom without privacy.

However, responding strategically and with situational awareness is much healthier and more effective than reacting with a hostility that more resembles a kind of paranoid schizophrenia.

No disrespect intended, and much love to those who have this condition and are working on it.
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xtogro | 3 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 yes, i missed the “i’m aware of being watched” type - that’s the one we should be to effectively fight for change while still having a decent life. it’s just that i’ve met a few severely paranoid guys, and hell, they’re the most unhappy ones i know :(