CRP Patreon Exclusive: “Managing Your Social Media”

You can't even get an anonymous SIM card in EU countries like Germany any more. Carriers will only activate it after you have presented a valid ID. And it's not like show your ID to the nice girl at the counter for a second. No, they require pictures (front and back) of your ID taken with the phone and a short videocall to compare it to your face. Alternatively the shop has to scan the ID, send it to the carrier and sign that they have checked it was you who bought it. It's not about them reading your name off the ID. They want hi-res photos or scans to check the safety features and the serial number against some database for validity. In a shady cellphone repair store they may sell you pre activated cards (aunt Aisha provided her ID) for a little premium.

I have a few things to add to this video for readers. Gonzalo described the process of buying a random smartphone/burner phone with cash and setting it up with a fake account. By how he described it I would like to add that this is absolutely not an anonymous nor complete process, albeit it seems that way, and that if you want anything near anonymity you're going to go quite a bit further in securing this. Practically, this boils down to using a custom ROM, like CalyxOS (recommended) or GrapheneOS. These are different operating systems for your smartphone, put simply. If you want more information about these ROMs and how to install them on new devices, look up their websites. For more practical info look up the YT channels Techlore or TheHatedOne. These will help a lot with regards to the privacy/security aspect of tech. I can lastly strongly recommend Edward Snowden's Book Permanent Record. Amazing story which will explain the length to which he had to go to execute his role of whistleblower successfully.

Deleting is futile. It is archived. If you have ever ruffled the wrong feathers, it will be found. I say nothing that I would be embarrassed by. Nothing. That is called integrity. I say what I want and I say it with élan. If I become a non-person, So what? They are hypocrites, fuck em. I pay for my freedom of speech. Faith in God = no fear of man. Don't be afraid of hypocrites. There will be no bottom to it. I have been effective. If I am eventually silenced so what?

Already noticed this myself. Instead of all of that I’ll be creating a “Work” ID and everything official will be tied to it

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I just have tried to create a gmail account - 'squeakyclean', but someone of you CRP fans was faster...

I'm the same way with Facebook. I think having a LinkedIn is a good balance. You're technically on social media but it's all career focused so people can still technically look you up without knowing anything about your values or politics (although it's shocking how political and personal some people are on LinkedIn, truly cringey sometimes).

I don’t use Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, I just don’t care. I’m 21, so will companies be looking at me and think “that’s weird, what’s wrong with this guy, why doesn’t he have social media?” Could this have a negative effect on job prospects?

Not to mention, the up and coming operating systems are going to require real ID...

Kyle T

Problem is individual sites still ask for phone verification even if your account is legacy. All the more so if they see you're using VPN or the onion browser.

Can you imagine someone paying to watch your Patreon content just to give you trouble for it? Such people may exist.

Tomek

well done. Save yourself potential problems in the future by eliminating any potential source of censorship or embarrassment.

Well said. I agree.

Linux is pointless. It's not for normal user. It's for nerds and servers, nothing else.

As an expert/power user with technology like this, I'll give you my advice 1. Use Linux instead of Windows if you can (Linux Mint is the most Windows-like one, ElementaryOS is more mac like). It collects far less data than Windows does. The problem is, software support isn't as good. There are usually alternatives, but heavy gaming and premium creative apps like Photoshop/Vegas Pro won't work and you'll have to use alternative apps. You can also dual boot Windows and Linux and only use Windows for specific apps. 2. There are private search engines even though they're not as good as Google. SearX is the most private one, but there's also Duckduckgo and Startpage. 3. The dark web is literally the Internet from the 90s. It's not feasible to completely switch over to it, but it's way more anonymous than the regular internet, and is a gold mine of 90s nostalgia, strange articles, red pill knowledge and tons more. I'm sure illegal/creepy stuff exists if you search for it, but it's nowhere near as bad as hollywood and buzzfeed make it out to be. 4. There's this thing called energized.pro. It's a document that blocks the domains of every popular tracker and then some. So when you browse the Internet, google trackers and stuff won't send data to Google analytics cause energized.pro blocks your computer from sending network traffic to them. 5. Always lie to employers and co-workers about not having social media. If you have social media with your name and face, either change it or delete it. 6. The best way is to just avoid using social media and technology as much as possible. Just use it when it's absolutely necessary such as researching stuff, news and applying for jobs. You'll have to Google more info on this stuff, I'm just keeping this comment concise.

I have never even had an Instagram or Twitter account. I have had 2 Facebook accounts, the latter of which I have deleted but the first one was linked to an old email address of mine which was hacked into around 2013. I don't know to get rid of that one. Other than that I only have a Youtube google account, Gmail and Patreon.

I deleted my social media years ago at this point. Don’t miss it. Can’t think of a reason to get it back.

Andrew

I turn 50 this year so I perhaps identify with what you're saying more than most of the group. The internet back in the day was the wild wild west. There was no way to cancel anyone or censor them. It was an adventure and sometimes even a little disturbing. But watching what is happening now to the system that was intended for freedom of speech and Non-censorship is truly Orwellian. As the saying goes 'You don't have to take people's freedoms away from them. They will give you them in exchange for a little bit of safety. To steal a second favorite quote ' Those who would trade liberty for safety deserve neither. Great lesson lets hope they pay attention. BTW Proton mail is already being denied as an email address. One thing I will add is that both Microsoft and Google do not provide free email services. Check the agreement you sign people. They are a third part and store your data on their servers. Breaking news has already informed the public that the American Government will be censoring and accessing people's cell phone messages to KEEP PEOPLE SAFE from UNAUTHORIZED medical data on COVID 19. Pretty soon if you speak out against the machine it will crush you. CRP check out the WEFs new branch 'Cyber Polygon'. Hailed as an international cyber police/security coalition protecting the citizens from malicious hackers and dissedents.

The only thing that can save privacy rights is the blockchain.

I saw this coming years ago and have no social media presence at all. I closed my Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts a long time ago.

Best editing so far. Please keep it up.

Online anonymity? Let's not be naive. We all have an online avatar that is somehow linked to a real identity - be it email account, credit card and so on. Apps and platforms can figure out who you are from the way that you type or move your mouse, from the content that you consume and so on. It's impossible to use the internet and stay hidden. Everything that you do online can be tracked back to you, no matter what burner phones you're using.

Do you want a higher rist of dying then covid itself plus a risk of becoming infertile? there are some things that you can't really talk about so you need to read between the lines.

What is CRP´s stance on vaccination?

I'm already doing this. But this is a very good video only there's still many ways how they can connect the two and I urge everyone to be very careful not to link the two

There still are wild west places on the net, .onion ;) And about problems coz of stupid teenage shit, i still have some photo of our group of friends "ordering 5 beers" in the middle of woods, by fire place. Oh boy they would be fucked if that end up on the net :D

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Ya know I mostly agree and it would be smart to keep your head down in this new world, but at the same time shutting up and hiding is how evil takes over. What happened to pledging our lives, fortunes and sacred honor? Did not Solzhenitsyn lament that if only they had fought, maybe they wouldn't have been helpless victims? I don't know. It just continues to bother me. I want to stand with both arms spread like Gus Fring and say FUCK YOU, come at me. Yes it would hurt me with some people. But others would be in solidarity. And others would see that fighters still exist. Maybe then that spirit would spread. If we all start hiding then anyone who thinks about having some balls in the future will think they're alone. And they'll lose hope. Then we really will be conquered.

This.

This is a good video coach, but you didnt even talk about doxxing. It's so relevant nowadays because it's mostly the way people use it to intimidate you, and the efforts people go to find your personal information is crazy, remember, your "troll" account wont have anything tied to you, unless it was paid by cash. And even then a simple IP slip can expose you. (Also assume the government already can and does track you) I study computer science and the way tech is moving forward is very dark, depressingly dark.

You can run, but you can't hide. . . . My favorite quote from 'Wez' in 'Road Warrior' Is that what we're discussing here?

You don t need to explain youreself coach, keep doing what you doo ! Keep up the good work ! But please finish the series about developing youre brain , you did just the first video ..:) ! Youre the best !

Great as always coach. Always have a phone that is not linked to your identity. Funny how just today, 60 students of my college were caught cheating because of not following this advise.

Sadly no one will visit your personal site, unless they're explicitly eyeing you for freelance work, or maybe your mom.

PaleBear

Thanks Coach. Incredible advise. I work in big tech and this is so relevant.

What if you decide to just forgo an online presence entirely? I find it to be a chore I don't have any social media.

And one of the worst things someone can do is accept friend requests from people they work with. Just invite the spies and gossip club right in. They are not your friends and don't watch out for your best interests no matter what they say.

It is anonymous if you don't exchange it to any other currency. It's practically usless then, but...

I read a book called Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. I decided I didn’t need any social media, and like Coach says I was wasting too much time on it. I deleted all my SM accounts and I don’t regret it at all. This may not be right for everyone but it’s better for me.

I started doing this 15 years ago.

Bullshit I don't have any social media and I live just fine. Who gives a shit about 10th post from your friend on fb about his kid? People post 99,9% times some nonesense. You can live without it.

Cryptocurrency is a sham. If it was truly anonymous you wouldn’t see corporations and billionaires invest in it.

I started doing this before the pandemic

Thank you for the video coach.

Delete your social media and maintain a personal website. Become and internet Land Chad. https://landchad.net/ Put it on a business card and hand it out to people when they ask you "what's your facebook". You can use such a site as a blog, as a place to share your photos, and as a place to host your CV. People "friend" you by subscribing to your RSS.

Yes , this is true. My friend was fired from my work place just because he told to managers that he didn't feel good today for work. Later in the day , 4h later he posted a story in the town doing some shopping. The next day recive his P45 and all of his money for entire month and was gone. Manager was angry because we have some busy days now , and he is having fun.

Great topic👍

Miggie88

Great content once again coach! The days for anonymity in my opinion are already gone- we’re just waiting for the laws to catch up.

Coach it is time to stand up to this establishment and say no. We all need stand up and tell these tech companies to knock it off, these bastards are out of control. The cocksuckers think they are god.

I don't agree with deleting social media. Instagram is evil—but necessary. If you don't have an Instagram account, you will be seen as "weird". They'll ostracize you from the group and slander your reputation. Girls want Instagram boys, Coach. They feed of that shit—it gets their pussy tingling.

I got out of social media a year ago this month… I started sharing my disgust with the political world and how liberals were just wrong about almost everything. Then i started looking at my own posts and realizing I’m becoming an extremist. I hated seeing my page become a political page. I have ghost pages where its all completely blank but other than that I’m about to delete my twitter too cause thats the worst platform of them all.

Email is inherently unsafe. Inter-email (e.g. between gmail and yahoo) is sent in plain text on the internet with sender and receiver IP address and some times with machine name too. All this is Zucked by ISPs and 3-letter agencies. E-mail is the equivalent of sending a postcard.

Glad I'm a 1099 for this reason. Don't like what I say online? Fuck off. I'll never shut up for shekels, fuck that shit.

Since people asked in DMs. Cryptophoenix.org

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Social media is a plague but it serves two purposes for men, to get women(if you're above average value) and to get business. For women it serves as a boyfriend replacement. Free attention, validation, and endless options of men.

You're on a roll coach! 🙌🏿

I founded a cryptocurrency so I totally get this!

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