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Indeed. Anonymity in meatspace is arguably a dead issue. Whenever I leave the house, I assume that I'm under surveillance. So I just act normal. Edit: In par
by mirimir 7y ago
Indeed.
Anonymity in meatspace is arguably a dead issue.
Whenever I leave the house, I assume that I'm under surveillance. So I just act normal.
Edit: In particular, I play "harmless old man".
- eeZah7Ux 7y ago> Anonymity in meatspace is arguably a dead issue. ...until surveillance capitalism hurts democracy enough that people start rioting.
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- toss1 7y agoTrue, but at that point, it is probably too late until the surveillance biz/govt system collapses and a new one can be built
- anigbrowl 7y agountil the surveillance biz/govt system collapses Absent opposition there's no particular pressure on it that would result in collapse. Sure, the inherent contradictions would lead to malaise, economic recession, and depression, but those are fairly normal parts of the political cycle that are easily spun and can always be blamed on a politically impotent minority or stock antagonist.
- toss1 7y agoYes Eventually, the internal contradictions make it unsustainable. Before that point, resistance is essentially futile, and the regular dysfunction cycles can be swept under the rug, and resisters imprisoned or deleted. At the point where it becomes unsustainable, resistance becomes successful. Of course, resistance needs to be maintained through the futile years/decades/centuries, and at massive cost, so that it is there at the point when it is needed.
- maxaf 7y agoIf you knew that no surveillance was being conducted, would you be acting any differently?
- fattire 7y agoRemember when answering that they know your IP address.
- mirimir 7y agoThey know an IP address. But, without a ridiculous amount of work, not my IP address. But anyway, the thing is that I do know that I'm under surveillance at least some of the time. So I might as well assume that it's all of the time. Because it's hard to know. And sadly enough, I won't even speak freely with my wife, unless she's turned off her cellphone, or put it in the utility closet or bathroom, with the water running.
- sdoering 7y agowow. why wouldn't I talk freely. and yes I talk about a lot that could be used to construct a case against me if some state(like) actor would want to. So let them. actually I am still hoping for the day at least the US puts me on a no entry list. I would see this as a badge of honor.
- _eht 7y agoPossibly, but who would know?
- kzrdude 7y agoYes
- mirimir 7y agoFor example, two decades ago I was ~comfortable driving a couple hundred km to a mall, and buying a gift card for cash. Or mailing cash in the mail. I drove back roads, avoided toll bridges, and didn't carry a cellphone. I wouldn't do that now.
- hazeii 7y ago>So I just act normal. Cardinal Richelieu: "Ah. And so, how do you act when you're not being watched?" [0] [0] https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/cardinal_richelieu_183310 https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/cardinal_richelieu_183310