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Why would I go through the trouble of writing something down in the first place if I had to use an airgapped laptop? I'd either just remember it or decide it's

Why would I go through the trouble of writing something down in the first place if I had to use an airgapped laptop? I'd either just remember it or decide it's not worth remembering.

Strom 10y ago
There's plenty of anecdotes in this thread on why it's a good idea to keep a journal. It's also not just about remembering, but about better understanding what you're thinking in the first place. Beyond that, for me personally it's about liberty. If I don't want to do something, sure I won't do it. But if I do want to do something then I wouldn't let fear get the best of me. Thus not keeping a journal because its contents might be used in a court of law is just a sad state of affairs. Something which I would actively work against, and indeed it's what motivated me to comment here in the first place. It's not even that I think keeping a journal is the best thing ever, but not doing it due to chilling effects is quite horrible.
- CiPHPerCoder 10y ago
  > Thus not keeping a journal because its contents might be used in a court of law is just a sad state of affairs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE If you record in your journal anything that can be perceived to place you near a crime, whether or not you're guilty or the association is a stretch of the imagination, then your words can be used against you without your right to invoke the 5th amendment. If the journal was seized in the execution of a search warrant, you lose the 4th amendment protections too. The winning move is to not play.
  - Strom 10y ago
    That's a great talk which I've seen multiple times. However I still keep a journal with good security. Sure there's a chance that I'm distracted by something while the journal is open and the police bust in right at that moment. That's a risk I'm willing to take, similarly as I'm willing to take the risk of being run over every time I cross the street to go buy some groceries.

Why would I go through the trouble of writing something down in the first place if I had to use an airgapped laptop? I'd either just remember it or decide it's not worth remembering.

Strom 10y ago

There's plenty of anecdotes in this thread on why it's a good idea to keep a journal. It's also not just about remembering, but about better understanding what you're thinking in the first place. Beyond that, for me personally it's about liberty. If I don't want to do something, sure I won't do it. But if I do want to do something then I wouldn't let fear get the best of me. Thus not keeping a journal because its contents might be used in a court of law is just a sad state of affairs. Something which I would actively work against, and indeed it's what motivated me to comment here in the first place. It's not even that I think keeping a journal is the best thing ever, but not doing it due to chilling effects is quite horrible.

CiPHPerCoder 10y ago
> Thus not keeping a journal because its contents might be used in a court of law is just a sad state of affairs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE If you record in your journal anything that can be perceived to place you near a crime, whether or not you're guilty or the association is a stretch of the imagination, then your words can be used against you without your right to invoke the 5th amendment. If the journal was seized in the execution of a search warrant, you lose the 4th amendment protections too. The winning move is to not play.
- Strom 10y ago
  That's a great talk which I've seen multiple times. However I still keep a journal with good security. Sure there's a chance that I'm distracted by something while the journal is open and the police bust in right at that moment. That's a risk I'm willing to take, similarly as I'm willing to take the risk of being run over every time I cross the street to go buy some groceries.