I grew up with the understanding that the world I lived in was one where people enjoyed a sort of freedom to communicate with each other in privacy, without it being monitored, without it being measured or analyzed or sort of judged by these shadowy figures or systems, any time they mention anything that travels across public lines.

I had been looking for leaders, but I realized that leadership is about being the first to act.

The sad truth is that societies that demand whistleblowers be martyrs often find themselves without either, and always when it matters the most.

You would be surprised how effective, at least for influencing low-information voters, negative propaganda about me is.

The definition of a security state is one that prioritizes security over all other considerations.

Now terrorism is not the greatest threat facing our societies.

So when they say I'm a low-level systems administrator, that I don't know what I'm talking about, I'd say it's somewhat misleading.