You chose an analogy close to my heart! I have managed to convince myself that most "food" in the supermarket is inedible poison!
It's exhausting and a real nuisance to my quality of life but I equally refuse to knowingly consume excess additives unless completely in a pinch.
Needless to say I'm also very suspicious of online businesses. Although I'm actually getting a bit fatigued/defeatist by privacy issues. We're all so overwhelmingly in this ship that I don't know what I really stand to gain by constantly hamstringing myself digitally...
If we wake up in the worst case scenario, I'm sure I have enough of a footprint I wouldn't be able to meaningfully hide much from a determined bad actor...
<< I don't know what I really stand to gain by constantly hamstringing myself digitally...
I hear that and I will admit that lately it does seem to get in the way a lot more often than expected ( my bank in my recent interaction removed branch connection for a specific application and moved everything to an online process, to which direct link is an ad tracker ). Still, wife now has gotten used to no ads ( almost ) anywhere and is starting to see what the benefits can be.
<< determined bad actor
Sadly, if I am targeted, there is no escape. I am privacy conscious, but I also have a family and try to live in a society in a sufficiently comfortable manner. It is a tough balancing act. In a sense, it is not that different from guerrilla warfare. There is no defense against sufficiently motivated entity that is not exhausting. My only solace is that I am a low value target so it does not seem that likely. Still, what are the odds of me pissing off someone sufficiently important? Non-zero for certain.
> I have managed to convince myself that most "food" in the supermarket is inedible poison!
> It's exhausting and a real nuisance to my quality of life but I equally refuse to knowingly consume excess additives unless completely in a pinch.
But why do you _want_ to live forever? Frozen Pizza tastes good every once in a while.
Ugh I haven't eaten one in a while but do have a soft spot for Dr Oetker pizzas.
Don't mistake me for someone who doesn't enjoy food or eating. My lifestyle is impractical and annoying but it also pushes me to do things like cook properly and I've really discovered the joy of eating high quality fresh produce.
Also my guilty pleasure is a good old fashioned beef frank and it's going to be a struggle getting one of those free of additives...
> It's exhausting and a real nuisance to my quality of life but I equally refuse to knowingly consume excess additives unless completely in a pinch.
Why not? Unless you have severe allergies the excess additives will probably do very little to your health. And the quality of life and exhaustion wins probably make it a net win for you. Is it a principled stand?
Mostly principles. I enjoy cooking a lot and I also am very strangely enthusiastic about fresh produce so the search for high quality ingredients is a bit of a hobby. But it's a damn lot harder to do in a place like Singapore where we don't really produce anything locally.
When I lived in London I quite enjoyed hunting down niche grocery stores that would serve fresh British produce
It's exhausting and a real nuisance to my quality of life but I equally refuse to knowingly consume excess additives unless completely in a pinch.
Needless to say I'm also very suspicious of online businesses. Although I'm actually getting a bit fatigued/defeatist by privacy issues. We're all so overwhelmingly in this ship that I don't know what I really stand to gain by constantly hamstringing myself digitally...
If we wake up in the worst case scenario, I'm sure I have enough of a footprint I wouldn't be able to meaningfully hide much from a determined bad actor...