Privacy

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.