“This will surely fuck me over in some way I can’t predict.”

Therapists notes are stored on computers too, you know…

It would be nice to have my own privately hosted therapist trained on all the mental health knowledge known to mankind.

💯 It’s my experience that humans just don’t want to hear it or deal with it. And for people who don’t trust the mental health industry (many for good reason incl. prior abuse), it’s the only option left other than reading self-help books, websites, etc.

Good. Those things are such a waste of resources and leave behind too much trash.

This shit happens to me all the time. Sometimes in inappropriate situations, and people think I’m laughing my ass off at them.

Apparently they’re doing it to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act. But they’re doing it in the USA too.

There are lots of biased meta-analyses that have gained sway in popular news articles recently. There is also a neo-temperance movement that some scientists who participated in these studies are a part of. Science isn’t as unbiased or objective as many people think it is, but people who think they’re smart for “listening to the scientists” are easily deceived, because they don’t bother critically examining claims that are apparently scientific.

What app did you use to get info on what trackers your apps have?

Wait what?

I have known about amateur radio for a long time, but never really looked into it. Thanks for the tip. It actually seems really interesting.