First off, that was hilarious. ๐Ÿ˜‚โค But... What if we don't want to live in a world where every possible thing is acceptable? I don't want any of that shit normalized. I also don't want anyone doing that shit to be bullied, either by the normal people or by the state. The solution is privacy. Put tape over your camera, get a secure phone and then put tape over that too, cuz why not, and do all the rest of the stuff that protects your privacy. At your own pace, no pressure. The choice is, unfortunately, a binary. Either we assume the state is the biggest criminal and protect ourselves, or we don't and we have to rely on freakish shit being okay, even though its not okay. If you know another option, let me know. Privacy is the winning move because it allows us to keep sane norms and still not hurt anyone for violating them. There are just shy of 200 countries in the world. Most are unambiguously run by criminal organizations masquerading as legitimate authority - the facade in most places is laughably half assed. We only have the luxury of questioning this in a few of the western countries. Safety from the government **_is not normal._** I'd like the whole world to be safe - the road to that is **_not_** to pretend the biggest predators aren't the biggest predators. Always err on the side of caution.

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campusalot 2 weeks ago
i am really truly very sorry. the miscommunication is on my end, didnt take the time to be clear enough in words so you could follow along about the point i was making. i saw the tiny video clip telluride shared. they wrote: When things don't make sense with people's behavior, consider this. you wrote: Pretty sure this is happening to anyone who's anyone i wrote: no it isnt what i mean is: i refuse to believe anyone who has a big following is in a hostage blackmail situation and that's why shit is like this. as in: i am not giving anyone with a huge following the benefit of the doubt until works cited proving otherwise because i believe in people ~more~ than telluride and you i believe, on balance of scales, way more people since 2020 would refuse to be blackmailed. my riff was saying: even if you are someone who likes to keep your sexual life private, in the scenario of actually being blackmailed about something sexually humiliating, i dont think people would be pussies, and optimistically, as further proof and incentive to not be a pussy, the furries and sex positive people would have your back and we all know that. so literally truly sincerely: who would let themselves be blackmailed
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