[notverypleased]

I think I lost most hope a while after the Snowden leaks, when I realised that nothing substantial was really being changed or put into place to fix these things aside from what I observed to be token gestures.

I remember growing up on the internet ~1995-2010 and feeling truly free the whole time I was connected. Now I just feel trapped and monitored in a way that I don't know how to handle anymore.

Without sounding to crazy, basically anything internet connected I use these days appears to be designed to circumvent my privacy (to sell me shit) or to curtail my freedoms (government surveillance) and getting around those things is a game of cat-and-mouse and constantly requires my attention.