Well shit.

TLDW?

I guess a better question then - when is the juice worth the squeeze?

Like, I’m sure that government agencies have an interest in tracking who is making what comments pseudonymously online, but it would take a lot of effort, computers, money, energy, etc to constantly scan and store information for everyone, right?

Which is where we get into different levels of security - I’m going to try harder to hide my identity if I were to pirate a movie vs browsing Wikipedia.

I guess the question is: who is motivated to collect what information, and what needs to be done to make that identifying information useless for them to connect the dots?

Although, what are the odds someone goes to the length to match writing style and personal details that you let slip while using a pseudonymous account against an online presence where you are identifiable?

I’m sure it’s possible, especially if there’s a reason you might be targeted, but I imagine it’s still pretty challenging and time consuming

“The stoner downstairs”

Hot people are hot, what can I say

It might help with depression and anxiety. Definitely not a cure (take your meds!), but spending time in nature, exercising, and mindfulness do all show some benefits for mental health

Yep, sounds like I’m the odd one out then. Although Lemmy is far from my only source of news and information

Maybe I’m the one that’s out of the loop, but I’d consider myself fairly informed and on the left, and I only think I’ve heard him speak once or twice. I don’t watch any streams though, so it could just be that I’m not part of that community

Is Hasan Piker really the biggest voice on the political left?

Oof. That is bleak, and all the more so because you’re probably dead on

A lot of models are being trained on “synthetic” data now, right?

Pretty cool, good on ya Bitwarden

I wouldn’t say either party are the “good guys”, but the Republicans are the worse of the two, and it isn’t even close.

I am so happy I never need to do calculus again

I, too, enjoy being investigated by the USPIS

PeerTube?

Who do you think you’re helping with this?

Thank you!

Oh, no worries! But yep, she’s pretty great :)