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121 sats \ 10 replies \ @anon 18 Jan \ on: The Art of Using Stacker News II ⚡️ meta

Self-destructing items

I learned an interesting way of living in SN: delete everything and live in the present with no history, which is quite freeing. Or for whatever reason you would like to minimize your traces, you can either do it manually or make the most with the delete bot, just @ delete in 24 hours or 1 minute, or any time frame you'd like. Actually, this is one of the reasons why I'm more active in SN over Nostr because I have the freedom to DELETE: a) certain things, after they served their purpose are good to go. b) willing to let go or destroy could lead to better creation.

be wary of anyone who expresses their dislike for this feature. there are likely spooks among the users here, or behave like spooks. yes, I'm talking about you bob @kepford among others

there are also others who behave like suits who likely believe that deleting content looses "value" for SN. sorry @kr, the users are the value

finally some have gotten the idea of scrapping the site and analyzing it for whatever purposes, so just be aware that even your delete might not protect you, so next time @kepford asks you about your favorite conspiracy theories, think twice before engaging with him/her/it

I would add the same on the topic of governments, 3d printing of things or anything else which a lazy fed agent might want to use against you in the future should you be unfortunate enough to exist in their jurisdiction. same would go for selling/buying of items of all kinds publicly on here, do not think silk road saga cannot repeat itself again should the time come.

be aware freaks, this is not kindergarden, you are swimming in open waters of the internet, and the internet has memory

finally there have been doxxing attempts on here in the recent past. so be aware that there are unhinged individuals on here, maybe sometimes with financial resources or know how and can be malicious if provoked

11 sats \ 8 replies \ @kepford 18 Jan

Good troll @anon. Circle is complete for me now. Went from being called a conspiracy unhinged nut to a likely spook/fed.

But you have some good advice. Be aware. But anon, you are supposed to take the red pill. Not the whole bottle. Do what you need to do.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 18 Jan

I guess I trolled myself by not catching the intended meaning.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @anon 18 Jan

Went from being called a conspiracy unhinged nut to a likely spook/fed.

Good for you bob.

there are likely spooks among the users here, or behave like spooks.

Learn to read and/or keep taking your pills too, and remember you are likely more exposed online than @anon is. so maybe focus on your own opsec rather than dishing out pill advice

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 18 Jan

All good @anon. I seem to have misunderstood on the first read.

43 sats \ 4 replies \ @ek 18 Jan freebie

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122 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 18 Jan

All good. I've been called a troll. I have been known to do it. This may not be one but if it were it would be a good one. There are anon/nyms on this site that know me personally. That's the funny thing about this comment.

I'm flattered my little rant about scrolling and seeing a bunch of "deleted" triggered the "he's a spook" reaction. I'm glad this feature exists. I have just noticed a pattern over the years of people going off the deep end. Be careful, do what you believe you need to do. We all have our own threat models and boundaries. We can all share our opinions.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 19 Jan

We can all share our opinions.

Sincere opinions shared with sincere intent != trolling "opinions"

I have just noticed a pattern over the years of people going off the deep end.

Good to keep in mind since one has absolutely no idea who one is dealing with in augmented reality like domains as this one. The experience is virtual, the emotions elicited can be quite real and lead to real world consequences. Can be additionally potentially more precarious since the world now has kyc free sound money as a tool for action.

Be careful

Wise advice for all especially those who do not have their opsec in place and are operating with an identity related to their real world identity.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 18 Jan

My two sats on the feds/spooks on SN. I seriously doubt there are any. I could be way off but my guess is that like any web site like this the NSA is just scraping it all up.

As far as conspiracy theories and sharing some you believe... this is pretty much zero threat to the state. I actually think they love all the crazy stuff we come up with. The more the better. It distracts people from the stuff they do in broad daylight. Just that should be enough for people to hate the state.

Most people should also be concerned about individuals targeting them and employers being pressured to fire people. We've seen a ton of this over the past 10 years. We plebs need to stick together.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 19 Jan

As far as conspiracy theories and sharing some you believe... this is pretty much zero threat to the state. I actually think they love all the crazy stuff we come up with. The more the better. It distracts people from the stuff they do in broad daylight. Just that should be enough for people to hate the state. Most people should also be concerned about individuals targeting them and employers being pressured to fire people. We've seen a ton of this over the past 10 years. We plebs need to stick together.

These two points seem incongruent to me. Conspiracy theories might be well and good and benign in peacetime, but in "wartime", they get your fired, for the set of what encompasses a conspiracy theory increases, and then you get fired for what you wrote online in response to a post. We've seen this take place in the world relatively recently. Are we living in "peacetime" now?

This is not about living in fear, this is about being aware of what's going on around you should you wish to walk a path not completely in sync with the normie path of existence, whatever that can be classified as these days.

We plebs need to stick together.

What does this even mean to be honest? It is like a call to action of some kind, almost a like a political slogan.

Who are you "pleb" to be saying this, and why would I stick together with you?

If something goes sour, all your virtual friends will disappear. There is no real "community" in the virtual/online world unless it has been anchored to real life in some way. If you want plebs that will stick together go and form some in real life relationships with humans who may assist you with whatever should the time come.

Hope this is helpful to someone out there to consider. Adversarial thinking and opsec is important for those that want to be sovereign.

Unsolicited advice for anyone who spends a lot of time on SN, try losing your cowboy hat and see what that does for your mental health, you may find it rather freeing. Social media and these augmented realities are helpful tools yet they can elicit a real life emotional response and eat your life force. Taking a break can be good for your life every now and then.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 19 Jan

I think you are pointing into wrong direction. I do not consider @kepford a troll or a spook. I read many of his posts and comments here and didn't saw any suspicious "activity".

Indeed are many other real spooks and trolls on SN. Pointing only @kepford and ignoring the others is making you suspicious...