Im comfy in my sexuality, im just lonely but introverted lol.

Idc whatcha got going on, lets talk about special interests and vent to each other about the horrors.

https://deflock.me/

Site to view nearby cameras. This isnt even close to a complete list and it’s still too many.

Indeed. Which is why I’ve likened it to a weirdly modern underground railroad.

Knowing how to navigate at least my town and id say roughly 20 miles of radius around where i live without hitting any is a skill i have, i just hope it won’t be useful.

But yes, keep an eye out for poles with small solar panels, or black cameras on the BACK of stoplight arms. Keep in mind most of these cameras have to be at eye level or just above to get a clear shot of as many licenses as possible.

A brief scenario where someone tailgating you may be a good thing lol.

Saved me from posting the link to deflock myself. Nice work!

I wonder if the ai will notice that the only camera i hit is the one right outside my job and nowhere else even though my town is positively flooded with them.

There’s definitely nuance though, albeit it always comes down to self control anyway.

I choose when i engage with lemmy. I limit what i see on lemmy. I feel more in control and therefore more thoughtful of how i social the media.

I keep my phone on silent. I hide all notifications besides texts from loved ones/work. You have to call me twice in a row to make it make a noise.

Choosing when and how you engage with your phone vs letting the phone and companys choose when they engage with you definitely helps prevent a lot of the downsides of it all. (Also less algorithm stuff. More manually searching for what i want to spend my time doing)

Only social accounts i have are lemmy / discord with direct friends i know. Its helped me a lot.