Big Brother

I apologize for my rather lengthy exodus from the blog. Life happens. I was busy playing some Kerbal Space Program and blowing ass at chess. But just today, I became aware of news that I find very disturbing. Over the next month or so, Discord is gonna lock down its features and make you send your ID or a photo of yourself, just to access the platform's 18+ content. And this comes after they've ALREADY had a data breach that resulted in people's government IDs getting leaked.

I can't even think of any jokes. I have no words. What kind of 1984 ass shit is this?! I remember thinking that we were far as hell away from a 1984-like world. But look, it's right here. Platform after platform is doing this. You won't see any of this dumb shit from me, that's for sure. But it's not entirely Discord's fault. Governments are responsible for this. First, I believe it started in Europe, particularly the UK. They rolled out ID verification just so you could watch pornographic content. I think it extended beyond porn not too long after, though. Then Australia banned social media for people under 16. Isn't that around drinking age, or even above drinking age? Australians can booze but can't look at social media? The fuck?

Then it rolled to America, the (alleged) land of the free and the brave. At this point, I began first noticing the censorship. I'm an avid fan of the YouTuber Brewstew. Because he cusses a lot, his videos began getting age restricted. So I thought "bah, it's nothing, I'll just sign into my throwaway Google account to watch his channel." Then guess what? They wanted my ID. Or my face. Bull-fucking-shit. I just downloaded his videos with a third party YouTube video downloader and watched them locally.

I don't know what else to say. Other than don't give those fuckers a damn thing. Just don't use these platforms unless necessary. Stay safe.

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