A while ago I reached a point in my privacy journey where I simply felt bored. It’s not a result of going too far in privacy, but simply my threat model has caused me to let go of a lot of things that used to entertain me (games, movie streaming, short form video, etc.) The entertainment landscape in privacy seems pretty bleak, since you no longer own the movies you watch, the games you play, and lots of proprietary software along the way. I entertain myself through FreeTube, physical copies of movies, and offline installations of games like Minecraft, but it’s still a step down from how it used to be.
What do you do to keep yourselves entertained in a privacy conscious way?
Hiking, camping, fishing, outdoor activities.
Woodworking, painting, knitting, blacksmithing.
Basically anything that’s not connected to a screen.
Gasps
Go to your public library and just sit there and read a book
Public library would be less private than just pirating the book. Public spaces tend to be thoroughly captured by stray security cameras (often with terrible Security). Impossible to avoid going outside lol so most likely fine.
You’ll never be able to live your life if you never go out.
Yes, I know that. Some people may need to take extra precautions when going outside. The reason for my original comment is that “outside” does not equal “more private” in many circumstances.
Humans need sunlight and it helps to release dopamine and vitamin D. Important.
You could try jacking off
To porn that you have painted yourself ahead of time.
Pirate movies, shows, and music.
That and I play old games. SMB 2 rn.
Have you tried touching grass? 😃
But seriously, most outdoor activities are like the most private things you’ll do all day.
Never mind the security cameras, and the drones, and the smartphones, and the satellites…
Those things are less-likely to be in outdoor areas than anywhere else.
Where I live, there are security cameras all over the buildings and the lamposts and the traffic intersections and the parking lots, plus Ring/Nest doorbells everywhere. There are more cameras outside the buildings than inside. Everybody is carrying a smartphone and I see people taking pictures or video with them all the time.
Drones and satellites are really only outside.
So I don’t agree with your conclusion.
Where I live there are no cameras, so I agree with their conclusion.
Minetest in creative mode with Radio Free Fedi’s comfy channel playing in the background 🤌
Buy a book with cash. Read the book.
The entertainment landscape in privacy seems pretty bleak, since you no longer own the movies you watch
It’s the other way around.
They have cameras in the bookstores with facial recognition
then don’t go to those bookstores with cameras 🤦
not all bookstores have cameras
I was being facetious to make a point. There is a limit to the amount of privacy that one can achieve while still residing within a modern society. As with all things, it’s a personal choice. Everyone has a limit up to which they are comfortable surrendering their privacy. You can be tracked and recorded even walking the streets in many cities, and in most retail stores. How far is one willing to go to be private?
Poor point poorly made
The question was:
What do you do to keep yourselves entertained in a privacy conscious way?
The questions was not:
What do you do to keep yourselves entertained in a completely private way?
We are all aware there is no such thing as complete privacy unless you move into an Amish society. The only thing you can do is your best.
I read books. I tinker.
Cycling is amazing if there are good roads that aren’t much traveled around your area and check your local arthouse cinema, they even still might have paper tickets 😸
Emulation is a great for offline gaming. You can also find some great FOSS games on flathub like srb2, srb2k and Mindustry. You can also get old books for free on Project Gutenberg and audiobooks on Librivox. In Germany (and other European countries) there is state financed tv which has free drmfree adfree and (relatively) privacy friendly streaming services. Newgrounds also is a treasure trove, especially for music. Also there is piracy
Personally I haven’t really changed anything about my entertainment other than how I attain it. Torrented movies, shows, and books, cracked games, and ad+sponsor blocked YT via Piped mean I get all the same entertainment as ever if not more (plus I actually own it forever). The only thing I’ll admit I miss a bit is Reddit.
Board games with friends and family. My brother rotates hosting board game night with his friends and it’s great fun.
Anything that doesn’t require high tech still works really well. Don’t need to worry about tracking software that tries to sell you something with say a horse or two. And as a bonus you get lots of physical activity as well which is healthy.
Don’t need to worry about tracking software
Unless you do it near a device with gapps installed because these were proven to collect real-time microphone data (may not be the case anymore).
You can make your own open-source games, it’s pretty fun. And of course there are loads of games that have no telemetry what so ever.
“Holy shit this guy programs games to play them what a chad.” - MigratingtoLemmy
