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Been noticing a lot more people hiding their faces lately. Its definitely more than it used to be. Middle aged men growing beards and wearing caps and sunglasses ; younger men with an obnoxious mop of hair covering their eyes. I do think you have a right to conceal identity - at the same time, the change is noticeable, and makes me wonder about causes. To me, it indicates untrustworthiness and judgementalism - a mind like a turtle, poking out to assess the situation and darting back inside. Fear and judgement generally come as one package.

Brisket 1mo ago

There are cameras everywhere.

The irony is that these disguises mostly only work on humans. I suspect facial recognition systems are not fooled.

I carry a beard because it's who I am & because I've been told I need to shave. It's my FU to those that would prefer my animalistic masculinity be hidden.

I don't like being surveiled & while I know it's not personal, I'll still do everything I can to make this difficult.

Fear & judgement go hand in hand but be careful in making assumptions & your own projections. These tend to distort your perception of things.

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Comte de Sats Germain 1mo ago

I've seen some glasses for sale that blind the cameras. It was linked here on nostr and I'm sure I boosted it, though I ain't going back through that mess to find it... Could be good to get, though.

Personally, I hate being trapped in an animal skin. It actually does cause me existential angst and theological doubts. Not saying I'm willing to take the action that would get me out of it, but I aim to be as not-animal as possible. And beards are just bad design, and seeing them on a human is about the same as seeing a car with a bad design that causes it to bottom out. Biggee wheels or an axle more forward is easy - there's no excuse. Bad design is bad design, and this something I tell God regularly.