Unsurprising. A lot of ‘natural’ additives are actually worse for you than the synthetic alternative.

The most obvious example I can think of is almond flavouring. The natural variant often contains traces of cyanide, which is not great even in small quantities.

Bit of a tangent, but I think most people would be surprised how many of the plants in their garden are deadly. And because I don’t want to give anyone any ideas, usually that death is slow, incredibly painful, and involve you shitting yourself endlessly. Wear gloves and don’t burn stuff you don’t recognise.

Don’t connect your tv to the internet and pay for streaming.

Connect it to a pc and pirate whatever you want, in higher quality, and for free.

I heard a story of someone who was about to be conscripted into the dutch army back in the day.

Before his intake interview he stuffed a load of peanut butter between his butt cheeks.

When they had him come in for the interview, he told them he looked forward to serving, but then proceeded to take a big scoop of peanut butter from out of his pants and eat it.

I assume that wouldn’t work in Russia, because you’d run the risk of becoming a general.

In the Netherlands and Belgium employers sometimes offer what is called a “baaldag”. Basically, if you’re having an especially shit day, you can take the day off. No doctors note required.

I’ve never lived in the US.

Going to the doctor for the common cold is insane. Why waste doctors’ time on something that’ll pass on its own with a bit of rest and paracetamol? Utterly selfish.

Driving to a hospital if you’re not badly injured is also perfectly normal. Once again, why would you call an ambulance that could be helping someone in dire need, if you don’t need to?

Unless the injury is life threatening, drive yourself or have someone drive you. Not insane at all.

Thanks to smart phones, this generation of kids is roughly as tech literate as boomers.

I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

Get a cheap paid VPN subscription, cancel any and all streaming services, don’t buy any media or books, pirate anything you like. Books, audiobooks, movies, tv shows, everything. I recommend Qbit torrent, bind to vpn, piracy community is in the sidebar for suggested websites. Use ublock origin.

Much much cheaper than not having a VPN.

Hell, if you want to save money get Mullvad for a month (like you just did) and torrent as much as possible. Then cancel until you need it again. $5 for potentially $10000 dollars worth of content. No brainer.

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Luckily these kinds of measures are invariably poorly conceived and full of holes, so most of us will be able to bypass them.

Attach it to a very long broom, stick it in the ground, attach a 10$ solar panel usb charger, charge the government 3k a year to access the footage.

Expensive enough to steal.

As I said above, I’m not arguing anyone should censor what they say, simply think about how they say it.

But your point does deserve to be emphasised.

Agreed.

Of course, being openly critical online without actually doing much else, is also not necessarily particularly productive.

For example, those who openly oppose the Russian government, are often managed or controlled. Whether knowingly or unwittingly, they help further the ruling regime’s political aims. Even abroad, supposed enemies of the Kremlin happily advocate the annexation of neighbouring countries or espouse Russian cultural superiority. Their loud pronouncements to the contrary mean nothing.

A lot of of people protesting loudly are doing so to appear as if (or convince themselves) they’re doing something.

For example:

• going on social media and calling Vladimir Putin names, is far less effective than donating to the Ukrainian army and suggesting others do so too.

• complaining about the erosion of freedoms and privacy on a social medium owned by a literal fascist, is far less effective than sharing alternatives to google, inviting them to the fediverse, helping people switch to linux, sharing DIY tips on how to use a buzzsaw or angle grinder, etc.

• complaining about capitalism online or watching anti-capitalist tiktoks interspersed with ads, is arguably far less damaging to oligarchy than giving people tips on how to use a VPN or torrent a linux distro.

In any case, as I mentioned in my earlier comment, I was simply referring to my being careful how I say things online, without necessarily censoring what I say. I think it’s fair to say we rely far too much on corporate owned and/or surveilled media. Far better to join a local group or organise in your community. There it’s far safer to be open than on a public and surveilled internet forum

I get where you’re coming from, and that it’s no guarantee of safety, but less obvious resistance like malicious compliance, strategic incompetence, ‘accidents’, and ‘everyday resistance’ can be a very effective strategy.

As you yourself say, it may change who they go after first, allowing you to fly under the radar longer and fight longer while undetected. Then again, letting people know they’re not alone, is also important. So being loud also has its merits.

Of course, I would never be too concrete about all this on the internet, for obvious reasons. I’m also not stopping anyone who wants to take a more brazen route. In some cases, when some campaigns go viral, it has also been effective.

Put simply, there are advantages to appearing unthreatening, stupid, and boring.

This is a bit of a tangent, but I’m quite surprised that people are still prepared to say some things online, given almost everything is likely captured by the (AI based) surveillance panopticon. Everything you say online can and will be used against you and it’s honestly best to assume you are not anonymous online. Maybe right now you are, but as the technology evolves, I think it’s a fair assumption that plenty will be de-anonymised.

For example, when criticising certain countries, I would personally avoid using any language which can be deliberately misconstrued. To be clear, I’m not arguing that anyone should censor what they say, but I would certainly advise everyone to be careful about how they say it. Eg. death to organisation X, when you can convey the exact same sentiment by saying it should be dismantled, is illegal, etc.

This is not to say we shouldn’t still fight or accept that this is now the world works, but simply me saying I have personally decided to be more careful about how I say things, so that I don’t make it too easy for the surveillance state. Don’t want to get fucked over 10 years down the line. This is why, although I know people find it annoying when people do the tiktok self-censor, I honestly can’t entirely blame their clumsy attempts at censorship evasion.

Then again, maybe I’m being naive, and simply posting in some of the same places as people who are more outspoken, will be enough to land me on a list. One silver lining of online age checks; the powers that be are likely to assume that VPN usage is porn related.

You can buy camera glasses which work with a micro-SD. No bluetooth, no lights, just records. Just sayin’.

I assume this is what the true pervs use to film some of the creepier stuff.

Honestly thinking of buying a pair, to creep on the popo. They don’t like being filmed, best to do it covertly.