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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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How do you all stay calm with all this pressure (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 days ago by ringpop@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Obviously a lot of people here hide a lot of information. What is keeping you all from extreme stress considering the possibility that a government is spying on your actions despite strict privacy practices? Considering my current situation and my extreme threat model it feels like the privacy walls around me are closing in. I'm very paranoid. I do a lot of risky and dangerous shit on the internet. Every knock on my door and phone call feels like the police. I don't talk with others about what I do and I'm always hiding my internet activity from others. Any thoughts would be helpful

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[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What is keeping you all from extreme stress considering

Not being prone to paranoia, as unhelpful as that is

I'm also a realist, which keeps my expectations in check.

Remember that you are one person. Nobody in government censorship or reconnaissance of the public cares about you enough to spy or hack you. You alone aren't worth the effort or resources.

Remember to play. Go outside for a walk, meditate, consume entertaining non-toxic, non-fiction media, have sex or masturbate. All work and no play makes Ringpop a dull person.

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 3 points 22 hours ago

consume entertaining … non-fiction media

Not much there for me. 99% is worn-out tropes or boring telenovela and gameshows. The beauty of drawn media is, that experiments can be published on a budget.