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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
numbersninja
liminalweirdo

the reason there are no actual phone alerts for the air quality in Canada and parts of the US right now is because the government doesn't want to freak people out. This is what I've taken to calling New Normal Syndrome — when people don't want to acknowledge that the worst air quality on record, or an ongoing global pandemic is cause for alarm and appropriate protective measures.

New Normal Syndrome has also affected the folks pretending it's "Normal" (or not a form of child abuse??) to take their kids out in a level 11 air quality warning without any respiratory protection before kids can comprehend the damage that will do to their lungs.

People with New Normal Syndrome can wear blinders as much as they want, they can cling to "Normal" with their fingertips, but it's not going to make it true. We're living in a global pandemic, in a climate crisis, and this is not sustainable.

We don't need to adjust to "the New Normal," we need to take appropriate steps to fix it and mitigate the damage that it's causing, at least within our own families and communities to start.

kunosoura

ID: tags from user @closet-keys reading “the way that “dangerous for sensitive groups” has become internalized as “not dangerous” even among many who are unambiguously in what would be classified as “sensitive groups” is one of the more disturbing parts of this to me. Everyone is so primed for eugenics hearing “this is dangerous for large numbers of people” is instantly translated to “well if it’s not dangerous for literally every single person on earth we can disregard it because it doesn’t matter” like don’t y’all understand capitalists are preparing everyone to accept accelerating numbers of mass deaths? Is that okay with you? Snap out of it”ALT
ghostsense
moxperidot

my favorite thing about “fbi/nsa agent monitoring my computer” things is it implies that there is at least one agent for every single person on earth with a computer

anyday-happyday

not really.

like i know this is a shitpost but just in case folks aren’t aware: the fbi and nsa and whatev gov agencies do monitor all internet traffic. The idea tho is to catalogue and scan for things like keywords and other data analysis and use that info to flag accounts/ip addresses/identities. Basically, building massive databases of information on all people just in case you become a threat to the state.

Think of it like an automatic file being built on every single person in real time. Should you do anything to warrant state suppression, your file may be flagged for further investigation which may lead to being actively tracked or suppressed (as evidenced in the past with COINTELPRO)

so no, there isn’t an agent per person. But you bet your ass there is a profile of you that connects all your electronic activity (including GPS data/metadata and tracking via MAC addresses, user agents and/or unique hardware identifiers) to intelligence agencies.

of course, much of this is intended to specifically instill fear, uncertainty, and doubt as part of a larger culture of fear.

but I figure it is better to know what’s going on so you can understand what’s happening.

so anyway, yeah, shit’s real yo.

hayamika

hhh this is uh… kinda terrifying.

rtrixie

Hey remember when this was exposed and not a single person in the US government went to jail or even lost their job over it

jaehaerys1

Remember 10 years ago when you were considered an insane and paranoid conspiracy theorist if you spoke about anything related to mass surveillance

Now everyone has just accepted it like it’s the new normal without a second thought

stunnedsubtitle

Remember when the guy that proved it was all real, and the guy who released the info, both had the US go after them rather than the agencies, and the media supported it?

I still remember when that guy from CNN was like “only WE are allowed to look at this info so don’t you dare go doing your own research”, about wiki leaks. Almost like the media and the government were in cahoots the whole time and even till now.

lovelyardie

Exonerate Snowden