What Fediverse software can we expect to implement ID/age verification to cozy up to tyrannical governments?
- Mastodon feels like the free bingo slot here but I could be wrong.
But I fully expect any instance that's fine with state-sponsored policing of 'misinformation' to eventually fold.
That's when they'll start using all the complying instances as a justification for harsher measures against independent instances.
I think the time of free speech on the clearnet has come to a close and over time the last few vestiges will be routed out.
The Internet no longer interprets censorship as damage.
I'm in the process of deciding how much I care about hanging on to a clearnet internet presence.
Where do you draw the line between privacy/security measures that are worth it, as opposed to entirely impractical navel-gazing?
For example: I think it's really stupid when people hypothesize about backdoors in encryption when most people still haven't even moved their communications and personal files off Google/Apple.
Of course such concerns are worth considering, but not as a justification to stick with known-bad options.
What's an idea or concept that is absolutely foundational to how you see the world?
Lately, I've been trying to cultivate my own epistemological humility, by reminding myself that I can be certain of a lot less than I think I can.
What's an idea or concept that is absolutely foundational to how you see the world?
Lately, I've been trying to cultivate my own epistemological humility, by reminding myself that I can be sure of a lot less than I think I can.
When you're free
This post is an algorithm-free Netanyahu L.
