The Hindenberg-Hitler Contingency

Posted by Lucas
Mar 7, 2016 at 05:27 PM

Taking that perspective to its logical inclusion (and taking into account all the further technological innovations that may be around the corner), you would probably be better off maintaining a “normal” online presence to keep up appearances, lest you be singled out for suspiciously luddite behaviour. But of course you wouldn’t put any valuable information online (although you could include some enlightening material for the edification of soulless snoopers). Valuable information would be restricted to carefully guarded thoughts and handwritten notebooks using a personal cipher. (Although perhaps, eventually, it will be necessary to think in cipher…)

(Not being flippant—- just wryly considering the possibilities. I agree that there is cause for concern.)