This is an open question on how to get the masses to care…
Unfortunately, if other people don’t protect their privacy it affects those who do, because we’re all connected (e.g. other family members, friends). So it presents a problem of how do you get people who don’t care, to care?
I started the Rebel Tech Alliance nonprofit to try to help with this, but we’re still really struggling to convert people who have never thought about this.
(BTW you might need to refresh our website a few times to get it to load - no idea why… It does have an SSL cert!)
So I hope we can have a useful discussion here - privacy is a team sport, how do we get more people to play?
I can’t get on board with doomerism anymore. It’s giving up our power and either we have it, reclaim if or don’t. I’m seeing a lot of denial, "oh look a squirrel!” and hopelessness. None of these serve us.
I surely aint giving up! There is but so much a single person can do but they should be doing it. But most people can’t be bothered to fix their consumption patterns or address privacy in any meaningful way. If a mean person can’t do that, I don’t see any progress.
Either we hit critical mass between gen y and gen z to get something done, or techo lords gonna take over and in the future there won’t be much of any accountability for them.
Oh, I see it too. I’m just a “keep getting up until you can’t” kind of person. Apathy at home and entertainment culture in general serves the money masters well. I’m just wondering if the public will actually move or continue circuses, once the bread is gone.