TheQuartering on Nostr: Here's the thing — technology moves faster than my brain, which is already a mess. ...

Here's the thing — technology moves faster than my brain, which is already a mess. I'm sitting here trying to figure out why TikTok can't open for the life of it and my iPhone has been acting weird for weeks. And what do I tell people? "Just update your software"? Nah, I feel like I've been abandoned by Apple.

Meanwhile, these corporations are making bank off my data while pretending to care about privacy. They track everything — where I've been, what I've searched, who I message, how long I stare at certain posts — and they use it to manipulate me. And nobody does anything about it.

The thing is, most people don't realize how much control we've handed over. Your "smart" phone knows more about you than your therapist, your bank, or your ex. And we let it.