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In my quest for obscurity, I need to go beyond my digital footprint and personal appearance.  I must fade into blah my home and physical life.  My abode needs to be as unintrusive as all other parts I strive to turn the volume down to an unnoticeable level. Guiding principles from a prepper site.  Just say no to bright colors and elaborate exterior upgrades to your home. Don’t draw attention to your home or broadcast your level of income. Stay well within the average appearance of the neighborhood. If you drive an expensive or flashy car, park it inside a garage While I can't afford to paint my home yet, and that my partner loves a strong color scheme, I can do a good bit of other things.  Here are my guidelines.   Paint - colors are bold, but many homes in this non-HOA neighborhood are as well.   Inspirational homes in the neighborhood - during the pandemic, I walked the neighborhood for exercise.  I pay attention to what other houses look...

I finally got a VPN in a push to become more anonymous in my life.  As a Gen Xer, I straddle the divide between the analog life of the 70’s and 80’s that evolved into the early online digital life of late 1990s through to what we have now.  I am trying to find my balance in becoming invisible and wanting to have access to the bounty of the online world. There is so much I miss about the analog life, but in dangerous, nostalgic/sentimental ways, mostly.  Healthcare (not talking about costs, but the quality of medicines and treatments) are so much better.  Information access is amazing and I love it.  Cars are much better.  Entertainment is much better. I think one old thing that was better was the lack of deeply partisan news sources.  We had the three big networks, local newspapers, and radio.   With my love for the internet, my distrust of social media, and my paranoia of browser history (which is probably really boring, unless you want to get ju...