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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING THE BRAZIL X BAN IS TRIVIAL TO CIRCUMVENT.

THAT IS MOSTLY IRRELEVANT.

WILL LIKELY STILL BE EFFECTIVE AT SILENCING BRAZILIANS WITH LARGE AUDIENCES. LARGE KNOWN X ACCOUNTS. THEY WILL RISK PUNISHMENT IF THEY POST.

NOSTR DOES NOT FIX THAT.

Matt 1y ago 💬 7

I don't ultimately want to live in a world where we all have to hide like roaches from authoritarians. I think the only path forward is to stand together and crush the minority that wants to enslave us. They should be the ones running when the fucking lights come on. Evil should live in the shadows. The rest of us belong in the light.

I don't know how to solve the problem in Brazil, but I don't think hiding is going to be sustainable in the long term. I think doing so will only further embolden the rats. Unfortunately, some people will be punished. That's the price of freedom sometimes. No technology is going to save us from having to fight for freedom and suffer the consequences for doing so.

I post here under my real name and photo (usually my image) because I've decided that I'd rather die free than live in the shadows. Does everyone have the privileges I have in the US? Absolutely not. My way isn't for everyone everywhere, but I don't think hiding is ever going to be a real solution anywhere. The chances are pretty good that most people around you feel more or less the same way. We are being dictated to by a minority. Fuck 'em.

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T. Rivers 1y ago

You're right. Many people are tired of the games and the lies. Many are also so dependent on the system, they can't afford to lose their jobs or marriages by rocking the boat too hard.

Elite did this by design.

There is a time and place to publish with a real name and face. You're right that not everyone can.

The only way out is to adopt a lifestyle so extreme in the eyes of others, most would think you're mentally ill, and those with kids or health issues can't. Most people just can't.

If I didn't feel an obligation to help my family in this life, I would be living that way already.

I struggle with it, honestly.

Namely: You live out of a backpack and wander from place to place, living in a cash, barter, or gift economy only, never filing taxes, never paying medical bills, never renewing identification documents, and never applying for anything requiring a SSN.

Now that I understand Bitcoin a little better, well, you wouldnt be penniless living that way.

I don't know how to fix it on a wide scale.

Matt 1y ago

A boat doesn't necessarily need to be rocked hard to change course. Unfortunately, being unwilling to rock the boat at all will only lead to a more difficult time in the long run. I think doing nothing is worse for my family than protesting. Of course, everyone has to pick their battles. I still pay taxes and hospital bills (I'm not sure how that fits, as you're paying for a voluntary service), but I'm not willing to stop speaking what I believe to be true. I will openly criticize taxes, Social Security, etc. I do everything I can to minimize those things in my country. I don't mean that people should disobey every law they disagree with, only that they should civilally disobey in accordance with their own principles and risk tolerance. You should do what you are comfortable with. There is no one size fits all approach to civil disobedience. You can support the movement as you see fit.

T. Rivers 1y ago

Makes sense. Civil dobedience where you can. Healthy doses of malicious compliance, too.

Matt 1y ago

I think the issue lies with the herd that will always follow that violent and oppressive minority. Not sure how we circumvent that problem tbh.

Matt 1y ago

You can't. All you can do is educate people.

Sandor Clegane 1y ago

Lol, if they don't know your CURRENT location you are hidden, most of you simply make it easy because you have a fixed address & hang around where they have surveillance & keep a tracker in your pocket.

Matt 1y ago

What are you talking about? Who is 'most of you?' I'm not referring to my literal physical location. I mean hiding my identity in relation to what I think; my speech.