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?


Nothing. I do my best to keep my data private but I don’t let it deny me life experiences. If I did, that would be another form of power that our surveillance overlords would have over me. Fuck them.
I’ll probably get down voted into oblivion for saying that in this forum but this is where I’m at.
Not by me!
Everyone has their own balance to find…