<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>Dr. Hax wrote</title><author_name>Dr. Hax (npub16v…meqha)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub16v82nr4xt62nlydtj0mtxr49r6enc5r0sl2f7cq2zwdw7q92j5gs8meqha</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>You may have heard of the &#34;slippery slope&#34;&#xA;&#xA;First, you discover #nostr, then #LoRa and #Meshtastic, then things built on top of these like #reticulum and #nomadnet&#xA;&#xA;After that, you decide to stick it to the closed source software. You purge Windows and macOS, switch to #GrapheneOS and #Linux.&#xA;&#xA;Then you start purging the simple closed source #hardware starting with all those IoT devices. #Nest ain&#39;t hoovering up your data anymore. You tell #Ring to GFY. #OpenSource everything.&#xA;&#xA;Next thing you know, you&#39;re driving around with your #phone in airplane mode. Good luck tracking your every move now, overlords.&#xA;&#xA;Then you&#39;re biking &amp; walking with your phone in airplane mode instead of driving. High gas prices, drivers licenses, car insurance, #ALPR systems... they ain&#39;t gonna stop you.&#xA;&#xA;Then you start your own #garden and learning how to preserve food. 50% inflation on food? Not a huge deal. You got this.&#xA;&#xA;Later your leaving all #electronics at home and paying for everything in cash. You know the routes that minimize exposure to security cameras. You&#39;re nearly a ghost.&#xA;&#xA;I&#39;m not sure what comes after that, but I&#39;ll let you know when I get there.&#xA;&#xA;These may happen in a slightly different order. Each person has their own path. But once you start going down the &#34;STOP FUCKING EXPLOITING ME&#34; path, and stop paying the people who are doing it, it&#39;s extremely hard to stop. It feels so good to be free from all that nonsense. You want to keep going and never look back. #cypherpunk&#xA;&#xA;Take the plunge. Start with just some small things. You won&#39;t regret it. And if I&#39;m wrong, you can always turn back anytime.</html></oembed>