xeleriac

been a minute.

i'm torn between writing one of two kid's books, a picture book on privacy and a storybook about the trivium.

even if i don't actually author a children's book about privacy, the thought-process alone has been rewarding. it has allowed me to think about the subject in very simple terms, which happens to be immensely useful when trying to communicate thoughts and ideas to little ones as well as (dumbed down) adults.

privacy seems like a smart thing to teach to kids ffs. it should help them learn about the surveillance state. kids should know that they are allowed and encouraged to have a space and time to develop an inner self without being monitored or constantly surrounded by other people.

i had very little privacy as a child. compulsory schooling (i.e. institutionalization) actually had a lot to do with it because for 10 months of the year for roughly 8 hours a day 5 days per week i was seldom in my own company. no wonder some of us never develop much of a personality after their time in skool. you can't expect to become an 1ndividual without an 1nner life.

privacy is often the prerequisite.

parents and child alike would profit tremendously from a book about privacy, not just bodily privacy (of which those books are plentiful) but the whole package, online and afk.

try reading them something other than fucking paw patrol or whatever braindead disney tales you're brainwashing your kids with. the future will be a freer one for our descendants if they know what they are up against.

foil the plans for their panopticon. stalk the watchers. empower the youth.