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Found a letter I wrote to my sister in 2001, sealed with a sticker.
Three years ago, I was cleaning out my old desk in Chicago and found a stack of letters from the early 2000s. Last month, I tried to explain to my nephew that sending a private thought used to be that simple, just paper and a stamp. Now, I spend an hour every week checking the settings on my encrypted messaging apps, worried a law I haven't heard of might flag a normal chat. Does anyone else feel like we've traded simple trust for a full-time job in digital defense?
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gavin_clark4mo ago
People are acting like checking a few app settings is the same as running a small business. Takes maybe five minutes every few months.
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miller.avery4mo ago
The same thing is happening with cooking and repairing your own stuff, where everything now requires a subscription or a specialist. We gave up simple fixes in exchange for convenience that came with a hidden rulebook.
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