I’m trying to get back to learning Rethink after giving up on it in 2022. Learning is like building a city. Rome wasn’t built overnight. Do you guys feel there is a diminishing returns in hardening a phone in terms of privacy and security? Is it worth it chasing the last 10-15% if it requires a sig…

[image] anon4124882: Unless you’re on Tails or Whonix and don’t use a smartphone at all 100% of the times and your entire OPSEC is ephemeral, Definitely, and also the reality is that these things are like the absolute bare minimum for some threat models and certainly don’t guarantee your safe…

Well the next several steps involve self-hosting infrastructure that I have not previously deployed before, but I also need to update my OPSEC to utilize best practices and modern tools. There is still plenty of room to improve, but I have a firm grasp of my capabilities and pacing in order to achie…

Nothing you do can make it 100% unless one stops using the internet in it’s entirety. Even the probability of the sun rising tomorrow is not 100%. I don’t think you’re thinking about this in the right way.

My perspective of 100% is not necessarily the same as anyone else, and ceasing Internet usage entirely does not invalidate my own physical security and privacy needs/practices.

There is an objective meaning/understanding of what 100% means here. You’re trying to make it subjective and that doesn’t make sense to me.

If you’re planning to go into the more advanced and laborious stuff, and your threat model actually requires that level of protection, I highly recommend structuring your systems and workflows to be as fail safe as possible. Don’t depend on yourself remembering to do something or check something. Au…

How do you know it’s 100%? You have no idea what your adversary knows about you.

Bazell is an extreme example and I’m not sure how many people here will be as religious as he is.

[image] anon4124882: There is an objective meaning/understanding of what 100% means here. You’re trying to make it subjective and that doesn’t make sense to me. [image] iluvprivacy: How do you know it’s 100%? Okay, I will attempt to explain it further. I have milestones with various ma…

Yeah totally. I just recommend his stuff to expose people to the broader picture of what threats are actually out there. It helps put things in perspective, like “oh, I’m not willing to do alllllll this work to be a ‘hundred percent’ so maybe I can actually chill and I’ve done good enough for now”.

Is there a diminishing return in chasing privacy and security?

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FranklyFlawless February 16, 2026, 3:05am 23

One of the most important changes I made to my financial workflow a year or so ago was eliminating credit card possession and usage. That eventually leads to a milestone where the credit report/score associated with my legal name will no longer be retained:

For better or worse, I was and still am financially responsible, so I have a lot of positive information on the credit score/report that will take TransUnion 20 years to no longer retain.

Are any banks better than others?

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