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No, Privacy is Not Dead: Beware the All-or-Nothing Mindset

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No, Privacy is Not Dead: Beware the All-or-Nothing Mindset

Privacy is only dead if we let it die. Be careful about the all-or-nothing mindset in data privacy, it can do more damage than good to the cause. W...

> In my work as a privacy advocate, I regularly encounter two types of discourse that I find very damaging to privacy as a whole. The first one is the idea that privacy is dead, implying it's not worth putting any effort to protect personal data anymore. This is the abdication mindset. This attitude is the one that scares me the most because without giving it a fight then of course the battle is lost in advance. Like a self-fulfilling prophecy, privacy is dead if you let it die. This has been true in my experience as well. > Here's a concrete example: Let's say your friend just told you they moved their communications from SMS to Signal. This is something to celebrate! Your friend just improved their data privacy a lot by deciding to start using Signal instead of SMS. It is absolutely not the time to tell your friend things like "Okay, but you're not even using Firefox!" Cherish the win, encourage your friend to embrace Signal and appreciate the new protections it offers. Once your friend is comfortable with Signal, then you can slowly bring a new idea: "Hey Friend! I'm so glad we can communicate with Signal now, this is wonderful! I'd love to introduce you to this new browser now, I think you'd like it too!" > Help people move slowly but surely in the right direction, at their own pace, and with lots of positive reinforcements. I think we can learn from this in the bitcoin community as well. > Privacy isn't just about the tools we use. Privacy is a culture we need to build. Cultures come with mindsets and customs. I would love to see the privacy community thrive and celebrate together every win we get. Tolerate imperfection and treasure improvement. Every little step on the path to better privacy rights and better privacy practices is a win. originally posted at

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In my work as a privacy advocate, I regularly encounter two types of discourse that I find very damaging to privacy as a whole. The first one is th...

Here We Go Again - Sleuth says new evidence links Jack Dorsey as Satoshi

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Sleuth says new evidence links Jack Dorsey to Bitcoin like never before

A finance journalist says American entrepreneur Jack Dorsey "probably" invented Bitcoin while building his Twitter and Square empires in the late 2...

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@kepford stacked 7 sats posting https://cointelegraph.com/news/jack-dorsey-satoshi-nakamoto-theory-new-surfaced-evidence

Here We Go Again - Sleuth says new evidence links Jack Dorsey to Bitcoin

Cointelegraph

Sleuth says new evidence links Jack Dorsey to Bitcoin like never before

A finance journalist says American entrepreneur Jack Dorsey "probably" invented Bitcoin while building his Twitter and Square empires in the late 2...

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Here We Go Again - Sleuth says new evidence links Jack Dorsey as Satoshi \ stacker news

@kepford stacked 7 sats posting https://cointelegraph.com/news/jack-dorsey-satoshi-nakamoto-theory-new-surfaced-evidence

Teslas turn toxic as sales crash in Europe and the UK

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Teslas turn toxic as sales crash in Europe and the UK

EV sales in the region are growing, but not for Tesla.

> Tesla's limited and outdated model range is undoubtedly a contributing factor to its poor sales in Europe, and the company must be hoping that the recently facelifted Model Y crossover can stimulate more traffic at its showrooms. Its investment in the Cybertruck is of no help in the region, as the steel-clad pickup truck is too large and heavy for use with a normal driver's license and does not conform to road legality regulations. > But the behavior of Tesla CEO Elon Musk could also be to blame for much of Europe's distaste for his cars. Lately, Musk has repeatedly inserted himself into European politics to create friction and promote his far-right causes. Over there, at least, it seems car buyers may be sick of him. I'm curious what Europeans think. Based on the popularity of right wing movements in Europe I would think this decline in sales is NOT connected to Elon's actions but more about other factors. Am I being tricked? originally posted at

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Tesla's limited and outdated model range is undoubtedly a contributing factor to its poor sales in Europe, and the company must be hoping that the ...

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Search for free audiobooks by genre, title, or author. Explore a large collection of audiobooks from platforms like Gutenberg, Lit2Go, LibriVox, Au...

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Happy Worst President’s Day https://mises.org/power-market/happy-worst-presidents-day > Lincoln was a crony capitalist on economic policy, advocating protectionist tariffs, corporate welfare for railroad corporations, and a government-run central bank to pay for it all. Personally I believe Wilson is the worst but Lincoln was pretty terrible too. > The truth is that Lincoln was by far the worst president in American history. He was certainly the most “reviled” (by the people of the North during his lifetime), as Larry Tagg documented in his book, The Unpopular Mr. Lincoln: America’s Most Reviled President.” Thanks to the Republican party propaganda machine, which essentially monopolized American politics for the half century after the war, Lincoln was transformed from the most hated and reviled of all American politicians during his lifetime to a saint. (See The Deification of Lincoln by Ira D. Cardiff). Saying Lincoln was a good president because "he ended slavery" is akin to saying Stalin wasn't that bad because without him Hilter would have won. Of course slavery is evil and must be ended (still hasn't been by the way), but that hardly makes Lincoln a hero. Other nations ended slavery without the senseless bloodshed. During Lincoln's rule even abolitionists in the north opposed the war. These people were literally tarred and feathered. We can recognize the positive change without deifying Lincoln. That's the point. Just as we can celebrate positive changes today without excusing the behavior of the current clown in chief. So what is so bad about Lincoln? > Lincoln destroyed the voluntary union of the Founding Fathers and replaced it with a union held together by war and the mass murder of Southern civilians (at least fifty thousand according to Princeton historian James McPherson), turning it into something resembling the old Soviet Union more than the original American union. > Lincoln waged war on Southern civilians for four long years, ordering the bombing and burning of American cities to the ground and rewarding the commanding generals who committed these war crimes of plundering, raping, murder, and arson with promotions and glory. The population of the South was about 9 million at the beginning of the war. Scaling the death toll for today’s U.S. population, McPherson’s estimate of 50,000 civilian deaths would be the equivalent of 1.9 million civilians being killed by the U.S. government in just four years. Coming from Lincoln cultist James McPherson, the 50,000 figure is bound to be an underestimate. But Lincoln was against slavery. Nah, not really. He was a politician. They really can't have principles. > Lincoln’s first inaugural address should be known as his “Slavery Forever” speech. He started out announcing that he had no intention of disturbing Southern slavery (at a time when there were also slaves in Union states); that he never had any intention of doing so; that this was clearly stated in the Republican Party platform of 1860; and that it would be unconstitutional to do so. He then expressed his strongest support for the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which compelled Northerners to capture runaway slaves (and which was enforced in Washington, D.C. during the Lincoln presidency). I'm sure this post triggers some stackers... I was triggered as well when I first heard someone making these points many years ago. Lincoln was a man. Flawed and one that did some good things. No question but he's no idol and our culture in the US treats him as an idol. Even those that oppose many things he is responsible for creating. He's just off limits for criticism. Why? originally posted at

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Lincoln was a crony capitalist on economic policy, advocating protectionist tariffs, corporate welfare for railroad corporations, and a government-...

In the Matrix but Not of It - TSP Epi-3625

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In the Matrix but Not of It - Epi-3625

While true independence is the goal, the reality is that you can’t fully escape the Matrix—but you can use it on your terms instead of being us...

Another great episode from Jack. > Today we follow up on yesterday’s show and discuss how to engage with the system without being controlled by it. While true independence is the goal, the reality is that you can’t fully escape the Matrix—but you can use it on your terms instead of being used by it. > Just like Neo and his crew jacked in to retrieve information, fight battles, and manipulate the system to their advantage, we can leverage what works—banking, supply chains, tech—without becoming enslaved to it. > From strategic engagement with fiat to knowing when and how to bend rules legally, today’s discussion is about operating within the system while building real autonomy. We’ll cover key strategies like statist jiu-jitsu, barter vs. selective purchasing, and psychological resilience, ensuring that when we interact with the Matrix, we do so by choice—not necessity. > Join Me Today to Discuss… > * Why we need to acknowledge we can’t fully exist outside the matrix for our own benefit > * The real danger of claiming that we can is how it will effect others choices > * The root of today’s title, “In the world but not of it” is a spiritual concept of almost all faiths > * When The Matrix characters “jacked in” what were they really doing > * Ten Ways we can be “In the Matrix but Not of It” > * Strategic Engagement – Leverage fiat tools (mortgages, investments, insurance) while minimizing dependency > * Statist Jiu-Jitsu in Action – Structuring business, taxes, and legal compliance to maximize freedom > * Psychological Control – Avoiding mainstream narratives while extracting useful information > * Parallel Systems – How to participate in decentralized alternatives (private healthcare, local currencies, independent education) while still using mainstream systems when needed > * When to Take the King’s Coin – Evaluating when government programs, subsidies, or incentives are worth leveraging vs. when they lead to control > * Selective Rule-Breaking – Understanding which laws are merely obstacles vs. those that carry real consequences, understand the three types of rules > * Societal – Everyone just believes it, no real consequence to breaking it > * Weak Laws – Cost of breaking the rule is low or the ability to circumvent is easy > * Strong Laws – Getting caught risks your freedom or risks economic destruction > * Debt a Tool, Not a Chain – When and how to use debt strategically rather than becoming enslaved to it > * Using AI and Tech Without It Using You – Benefiting from automation, AI tools, and online business while maintaining privacy and control > * Digital & Financial Autonomy – Using Bitcoin, self-hosting, and private banking while still transacting in fiat when needed > * Total Escape is a Dangerous Myth – How even the most off-grid, independent people still interact with “the system” and why the goal should be controlled interaction, not total separation > * Life is what we make of it, Modern Survivalism acknowledges this duality, so should Modern Agorism/Anarchism originally posted at

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In the Matrix but Not of It - TSP Epi-3625 \ stacker news

Another great episode from Jack. Today we follow up on yesterday’s show and discuss how to engage with the system without being controlled by it....