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?

  • mipadaitu@lemmy.world
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    Hiking, camping, fishing, outdoor activities.

    Woodworking, painting, knitting, blacksmithing.

    Basically anything that’s not connected to a screen.

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      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.

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          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.

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          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.

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    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.

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          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?

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    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.

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    Board games with friends and family. My brother rotates hosting board game night with his friends and it’s great fun.

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    “Shorts” rot your brain like maggots. They are like smoking nicotine. You are probably suffering from withdraw of domine.

    I think it is healthy to not be constantly entertained. Go outside and be in nature for a while. Maybe you could even meet someone new.

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    Minetest in creative mode with Radio Free Fedi’s comfy channel playing in the background 🤌

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    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

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    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.

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      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).

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    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.