The promise of technology was to expand our horizons. In many ways, it kinda did. We got a lot of awesome shit. But we also got {waves hands vaguely at everything} this dystopia.

I love tech! But I hate techno-surveilance. There are things I don’t do b/c of it. Or things I do less now.

For example. I wanted to volunteer on a trail maintaining crew. But they’re all TF over FB and Tiktok. They put everyone’s photos on there. Vids of ppl working. They coordinate on FB groups.

I give up conveniences like google maps. Esp when those conveniences come with baked in surveilance. My friends mock my paper map. But w/e.

I take less road trips than I want. I hate having all my travel logged by ALPR. Even driving an old ass car without onboard GPS.

Are there things you would do, but you don’t, b/c of techno-dystopia? Or you do them less?

  • Libb@piefed.social
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    3 hours ago

    I believe one of the best things the privacy community can do, is help our friends and families unplug too!

    100%. at least help them realize it’s still an option in quite a few circumstances and the ‘drawbacks’ aren’t that bad, if there are any.