tl;dr: I'm a libertarian activist who enjoys posting on a wide variety of topics, including free market economics, sex work, life extension, seasteading, cryptocurrency, and more. I'm trying to connect with other friendly free thinkers here before I move onto other, more user friendly venues.
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You may be seeing this post because I've recently added you as a FB friend. If so, you may have some questions, such as:
* "Who is this guy?"
* "Why did he friend me?"
* "Is he dangerous? Will he stalk me? Try to sell me some scam?"
* "Will he embarrass me?"
* "What value, if any, will I get by following his page? "
Read on for some answers!
In the past, I would mostly only FB friend people who I had met in person. However, recently I've been friending people based on a) their friends list b) work history c) recent posts.
This is because Facebook has become an increasingly hostile place to open minded folk, and behaves badly in a variety of other ways. For example:
* Spying on users and selling their data to advertisers. I don't think this is unethical per se, as FB is upfront about how they make money. But this business model causes FB to moderate posts to please advertisers, not users. As a result, much truthful information about the world is bowdlerized or censored.
* Collaborating with the US government to spy on their users, and enforce US laws. Again, not entirely FB's fault, as the USG doesn't give FB much of a choice. But there are other platforms that are more censorship-resistant by design.
* Propagandizing political programs / ideologies FB's leadership wants to promote.
* Censoring information that FB considers "misinformation".
* Booting free thinkers for making posts / comments that FB doesn't like.
As a result, I plan to leaves once there's a alternate platform that is
* censorship-resistant
* financially aligned with the user's interests
* has a decent UI/UX experience
* open source.
There are some promising alternatives (such as say, Scuttlebutt/Patchwork), but they're not quite there yet on features and usability.
In the meantime, despite its flaws, Facebook still has many virtues, one of them being the ability to surface people who share similar interests and values. Recreating that will be difficult, and take a long time for any new platform.
As a result, I've been friending a lot of open minded folk on Facebook, so that the network Facebook has created can more easily be recreated on better platforms. I also figure many of them will like the things I have to post in the meantime.
So, if I see a bunch of people I like and admire on on our mutual friends list, I figure that they'll probably be fairly ideologically compatible, and I'll add them to my friend's list.
As for what you can expect if you follow along, I have a fairly wide variety of interests.
Common topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
* alternative architecture / tiny houses
* anarchocapitalism
* art / photography
* cryptocurrency
* drugs
* life extension / cryonics
* permaculture
* seasteading
* self improvement
* sex work
* TV / movies
To my mind, all of the above are interrelated in a way that can be best summed up by the maxim: "Live long, live free, live well."
However, no matter the topic, I try to post things that are novel, beautiful, funny, or useful. My political beliefs (I think of myself as a "green consensualist") sometimes annoy people. I also have a taste for the macabre and gallows humor.
So, it's likely I'll eventually post something that annoys, angers, or disgusts you. If that happens I hope you'll believe that my intentions are good, and that I'm trying to push ideas that I think will make the world a better place on net. Or at least make you laugh.
Although I often post articles that I agree with, I also post things that I disagree with, in whole or in part, if I think it makes a good point, or presents interesting new information. Reposting someone else's article should not be taken as an endorsement of their character or views as a whole. Likewise, appearing on my friend's list should not be taken as an endorsement of their character or beliefs, in whole or in part.
That said, I try to surround myself with reasonable, kind, and creative people. And I expect the people who post/comment to abide by high standards of personal behavior. Commentators are expected to treat others with kindness and respect at all times. Insults, insinuations, and personal attacks of any kind are not permitted (even if other parties are behaving badly themselves or trying to bait you). If you fail to live up to these standards, you will be warned, and your comments deleted. Continue, and you will be blocked.
I welcome corrections of factual matters. However, I'm unlikely to respond well to demands that I self-censor or attempts to shame me.
Most things I post are public, and you should feel free to re-post them. No credit expected, though I don't mind if you do give me credit. If I post something that's friend's only, please check before re-posting.
Although I'm grateful for Facebook for providing such an easy way to meet like-minded folks, and to keep in touch with those I've met in the past, I don't trust Facebook to be a good steward of my personal information. I also sometimes post on topics that trigger vindictive crazy people. So I tend to avoid posting personally identifiable information.
However, I'm happy to share more on a one to one basis. I'm always looking to add people who share similar interests and a similar philosophy of life. Introductions to others you think would enjoy following me (and vice versa) are welcome and invited!
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You may be seeing this post because I've recently added you as a FB friend. If so, you may have some questions, such as:
* "Who is this guy?"
* "Why did he friend me?"
* "Is he dangerous? Will he stalk me? Try to sell me some scam?"
* "Will he embarrass me?"
* "What value, if any, will I get by following his page? "
Read on for some answers!
In the past, I would mostly only FB friend people who I had met in person. However, recently I've been friending people based on a) their friends list b) work history c) recent posts.
This is because Facebook has become an increasingly hostile place to open minded folk, and behaves badly in a variety of other ways. For example:
* Spying on users and selling their data to advertisers. I don't think this is unethical per se, as FB is upfront about how they make money. But this business model causes FB to moderate posts to please advertisers, not users. As a result, much truthful information about the world is bowdlerized or censored.
* Collaborating with the US government to spy on their users, and enforce US laws. Again, not entirely FB's fault, as the USG doesn't give FB much of a choice. But there are other platforms that are more censorship-resistant by design.
* Propagandizing political programs / ideologies FB's leadership wants to promote.
* Censoring information that FB considers "misinformation".
* Booting free thinkers for making posts / comments that FB doesn't like.
As a result, I plan to leaves once there's a alternate platform that is
* censorship-resistant
* financially aligned with the user's interests
* has a decent UI/UX experience
* open source.
There are some promising alternatives (such as say, Scuttlebutt/Patchwork), but they're not quite there yet on features and usability.
In the meantime, despite its flaws, Facebook still has many virtues, one of them being the ability to surface people who share similar interests and values. Recreating that will be difficult, and take a long time for any new platform.
As a result, I've been friending a lot of open minded folk on Facebook, so that the network Facebook has created can more easily be recreated on better platforms. I also figure many of them will like the things I have to post in the meantime.
So, if I see a bunch of people I like and admire on on our mutual friends list, I figure that they'll probably be fairly ideologically compatible, and I'll add them to my friend's list.
As for what you can expect if you follow along, I have a fairly wide variety of interests.
Common topics include (but are not limited to) the following:
* alternative architecture / tiny houses
* anarchocapitalism
* art / photography
* cryptocurrency
* drugs
* life extension / cryonics
* permaculture
* seasteading
* self improvement
* sex work
* TV / movies
To my mind, all of the above are interrelated in a way that can be best summed up by the maxim: "Live long, live free, live well."
However, no matter the topic, I try to post things that are novel, beautiful, funny, or useful. My political beliefs (I think of myself as a "green consensualist") sometimes annoy people. I also have a taste for the macabre and gallows humor.
So, it's likely I'll eventually post something that annoys, angers, or disgusts you. If that happens I hope you'll believe that my intentions are good, and that I'm trying to push ideas that I think will make the world a better place on net. Or at least make you laugh.
Although I often post articles that I agree with, I also post things that I disagree with, in whole or in part, if I think it makes a good point, or presents interesting new information. Reposting someone else's article should not be taken as an endorsement of their character or views as a whole. Likewise, appearing on my friend's list should not be taken as an endorsement of their character or beliefs, in whole or in part.
That said, I try to surround myself with reasonable, kind, and creative people. And I expect the people who post/comment to abide by high standards of personal behavior. Commentators are expected to treat others with kindness and respect at all times. Insults, insinuations, and personal attacks of any kind are not permitted (even if other parties are behaving badly themselves or trying to bait you). If you fail to live up to these standards, you will be warned, and your comments deleted. Continue, and you will be blocked.
I welcome corrections of factual matters. However, I'm unlikely to respond well to demands that I self-censor or attempts to shame me.
Most things I post are public, and you should feel free to re-post them. No credit expected, though I don't mind if you do give me credit. If I post something that's friend's only, please check before re-posting.
Although I'm grateful for Facebook for providing such an easy way to meet like-minded folks, and to keep in touch with those I've met in the past, I don't trust Facebook to be a good steward of my personal information. I also sometimes post on topics that trigger vindictive crazy people. So I tend to avoid posting personally identifiable information.
However, I'm happy to share more on a one to one basis. I'm always looking to add people who share similar interests and a similar philosophy of life. Introductions to others you think would enjoy following me (and vice versa) are welcome and invited!