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I won't go to a Disney property, I don't use SaaS services, etc. Once my current smartphone breaks, I won't be getting another smartphone. Most people would sa

• serf 4y ago
  some would say that constant 24/7 surveillance is extreme, yet those that resist such behavior are labeled extremists. we created the world where this extreme behavior is normalized; I don't consider it to be extreme to strive for other paths -- even if it may be out of lock-step with society; if anything I view such calls for a return to basics as a moderating factor against such extreme abuse of non-corporate humans.
• JohnFen 4y ago
  > Most people would say that’s going to extremes. Maybe, but most people I interact with wouldn't. Except, perhaps, the smartphone part, but most people are far more dependent on their smartphones than I am. I don't view my efforts as going to extremes because they aren't imposing a huge burden or loss on me. To me, the "why do you want privacy" question is a very odd one. In my worldview, my desire for it is literally no different than my desire to have curtains on my windows. I find it somewhat amazing that this is something others struggle to understand.