Not looking for a specific answer, just what everyone thinks.
We all prep for a variety of reasons, but the overall prepping community does emote a sense of paranoia to varying degrees.
The OPSEC thing sometimes gets too carried away. If someone is that concerned about it, why would they be posting on the net in the first place? I think they need, as we all do, social interaction with people. They however, confine that interaction to people they see as of the same frame of mind, viewpoint and perspective. Then on occasion, they begin to suspect that those whom they are interacting with have ulterior motives and less than honorable designs.
I'm not talking about a specific instance, either myself, or anyone else, just the casual observations and feelings I've had over the past decade. It makes me wonder if many people who frequent prepper boards, do so from mental institutions, or are on serious behavioral medications.
Not saying this is specific to this board, because it is relatively new. Everyone knows the boards I'm talking about. We all probably frequent the same ones, as they revolve around our little societal subset.
But I've seen some weird stuff, not your average conspiracy stuff, but how posters turn on each other, then portray each other as shills, agent provacateurs, or spies with nefarious intent.
It be crazy.
Now I understand one should be rationally prudent when engaging folks on the net or in real life, but I think it's becoming a little over-accentuated these days.
I have never met anyone from my discussions on the net, and frankly, no offense to anyone, really have no desire to do so in the future. I don't really care who reads my posts, whether it is Cletus, or the CIA. If I didn't believe what I was espousing, I wouldn't waste my time in typing it. You are not doing yourself any favors by curbing your speech, or playing secret suirrel on the net.
I just think it is a big cannibalistic game people engage in on the net.
So, what do you think?
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