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September 16, 2005
Anonymous
On Darren Barefoot's blog was a link to a long article about how to disappear from your old life in the US.
Why is it interesting? Why does that cross the mind every now and then? We already live more anonymously than most people on the planet. I guess we feel overly watched. That and living mainly in situations where you feel you're only in charge to the extent that people higher up have forgotten about you, it all leads to a fascination with hiding out.
At work our CEO once was quoted as saying, "You've got no privacy. Get over it." To some extent, I have. But then I'm in a relatively anonymous situation, although I leave so many traces all over the place that anybody with an Internet connection can find me instantly. The key is being in plain sight but completely uninteresting to anyone who doesn't either live or work with me.
The best way to vanish is not to appear in the first place.
Posted by Mark at September 16, 2005 10:07 PM
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