Ed Zitron

And that starts with journalism. And the work has already begun and will continue. But it must scale up and it must do so quickly. And you, the user, have the power. Learn to read a privacy policy. And the link there is to the Washington Post. Yes, there are plenty of great reporters there. Fuck Bezos. You can move to Signal, which is an encrypted messaging app that works on just about everything.

And that starts with journalism. And the work has already begun and will continue. But it must scale up and it must do so quickly. And you, the user, have the power. Learn to read a privacy policy. And the link there is to the Washington Post. Yes, there are plenty of great reporters there. Fuck Bezos. You can move to Signal, which is an encrypted messaging app that works on just about everything.

And that starts with journalism. And the work has already begun and will continue. But it must scale up and it must do so quickly. And you, the user, have the power. Learn to read a privacy policy. And the link there is to the Washington Post. Yes, there are plenty of great reporters there. Fuck Bezos. You can move to Signal, which is an encrypted messaging app that works on just about everything.

Get a service like Delete.me. And by the way, I pay for it. I worked for them like four years ago. I have no financial relationship with them. but they're great for removing you from data brokers. Molly White, who's a dear friend of mine, and even better right, you might remember her from one of the early episodes about Wikipedia.

Get a service like Delete.me. And by the way, I pay for it. I worked for them like four years ago. I have no financial relationship with them. but they're great for removing you from data brokers. Molly White, who's a dear friend of mine, and even better right, you might remember her from one of the early episodes about Wikipedia.

Get a service like Delete.me. And by the way, I pay for it. I worked for them like four years ago. I have no financial relationship with them. but they're great for removing you from data brokers. Molly White, who's a dear friend of mine, and even better right, you might remember her from one of the early episodes about Wikipedia.

She's also written this extremely long guide about what to do next that I'll link to in the notes, and it runs through a ton of great things you can do. Unionization, finding your communities, dropping apps that collect and store sensitive data, and so on. I also heartily recommend Wired's Guide to Protecting Yourself from Government Surveillance, which is linked in the show notes.

She's also written this extremely long guide about what to do next that I'll link to in the notes, and it runs through a ton of great things you can do. Unionization, finding your communities, dropping apps that collect and store sensitive data, and so on. I also heartily recommend Wired's Guide to Protecting Yourself from Government Surveillance, which is linked in the show notes.

She's also written this extremely long guide about what to do next that I'll link to in the notes, and it runs through a ton of great things you can do. Unionization, finding your communities, dropping apps that collect and store sensitive data, and so on. I also heartily recommend Wired's Guide to Protecting Yourself from Government Surveillance, which is linked in the show notes.

Now, before we go, I want to leave you with something that I posted on November 6th on the Better Offline Reddit. The last 24 hours have felt bleak and will likely feel more bleak as the months and years go on. It'll be easy to give in to doom, to assume the fight is lost, to assume that the bad guys have permanently won and there will never be any justice or joy again.

Now, before we go, I want to leave you with something that I posted on November 6th on the Better Offline Reddit. The last 24 hours have felt bleak and will likely feel more bleak as the months and years go on. It'll be easy to give in to doom, to assume the fight is lost, to assume that the bad guys have permanently won and there will never be any justice or joy again.

Now, before we go, I want to leave you with something that I posted on November 6th on the Better Offline Reddit. The last 24 hours have felt bleak and will likely feel more bleak as the months and years go on. It'll be easy to give in to doom, to assume the fight is lost, to assume that the bad guys have permanently won and there will never be any justice or joy again.

Now's the time for solidarity, to crystallize around ideas that matter, even if their position in society is delayed, even as the clouds darken and the storms brew and the darkness feels all-encompassing and suffocating. Reach out to those you love, and don't just commiserate. Plan. It doesn't have to be political. It doesn't even really have to matter. Put shit on your fucking calendar.

Now's the time for solidarity, to crystallize around ideas that matter, even if their position in society is delayed, even as the clouds darken and the storms brew and the darkness feels all-encompassing and suffocating. Reach out to those you love, and don't just commiserate. Plan. It doesn't have to be political. It doesn't even really have to matter. Put shit on your fucking calendar.

Now's the time for solidarity, to crystallize around ideas that matter, even if their position in society is delayed, even as the clouds darken and the storms brew and the darkness feels all-encompassing and suffocating. Reach out to those you love, and don't just commiserate. Plan. It doesn't have to be political. It doesn't even really have to matter. Put shit on your fucking calendar.

Keep yourself active and busy, and if not distracted, at the very least, animated. Darkness feeds on idleness. Darkness feasts on a sense of failure and a sense of inability to make change. You don't know me very well, but know that I'm aware of the darkness and the sadness and the suffocation of when things feel overwhelming.

Keep yourself active and busy, and if not distracted, at the very least, animated. Darkness feeds on idleness. Darkness feasts on a sense of failure and a sense of inability to make change. You don't know me very well, but know that I'm aware of the darkness and the sadness and the suffocation of when things feel overwhelming.

Keep yourself active and busy, and if not distracted, at the very least, animated. Darkness feeds on idleness. Darkness feasts on a sense of failure and a sense of inability to make change. You don't know me very well, but know that I'm aware of the darkness and the sadness and the suffocation of when things feel overwhelming.

Give yourself some mercy, and in the days to come, don't castigate yourself for feeling gutted. Then keep going. I realize it's little solace to think, well, if I keep saying stuff out loud, things will get better, but I promise you doing so has an effect and actually matters. Keep talking about how fucked up things are.

Give yourself some mercy, and in the days to come, don't castigate yourself for feeling gutted. Then keep going. I realize it's little solace to think, well, if I keep saying stuff out loud, things will get better, but I promise you doing so has an effect and actually matters. Keep talking about how fucked up things are.