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?
Love this! That’s my approach too.
Paper books, not e-books. Oldschool non-connected mp3 player, not a phone app that sends my listening habits in real time to who TF knows where. Oldschool non-connected digital camera. Only has usb.
I actively avoid any consumer tech that wants to phone home. Unplugging is good. Wrestles control back from BigTech. Puts it back in OUR hands.
I believe one of the best things the privacy community can do, is help our friends and families unplug too!
But why I still use digital music audio books and non one is spying on me using them. All self hosted and i “own” them.