Wondering how to find the right balance of privacy and convenience, or struggling with the mental strain of a journey towards personal privacy? This episode, we're sitting down with j43 to chat about the mental strain that can be caused by a journey towards privacy, and a deeper look at parallel economies or "second realms". More about j43: j43's guest profile -- https://www.optoutpod.com/guests/j43/j43's recommended ways to Opt Out: Use HTTPS only!Blocking trackers, at DNS/IP whenever possibleBlending into the noise, having a portion of your digital identity that looks more "normal" to corporations and 3rd partiesDYOR and find a good VPN provider that you trustDon't rely 100% on Tor for privacy aloneThis week's project to help you Opt Out - Nextcloud: Site -- https://nextcloud.com/Self-hosting -- https://nextcloud.com/install/#instructions-serverSelf-hosting via my Docker Compose project -- https://github.com/sethforprivacy/self-hosted-servicesSelf-hosting via Yunohost -- https://diverter.hostyourown.tools/uncle-jims-cloud/Davx for syncing calendar/contacts with mobile -- https://f-droid.org/en/packages/at.bitfire.davdroid/Opt Out's Sponsors: Cake Wallet, an easy to use Monero mobile wallet -- https://www.optoutpod.com/sponsors/#sponsor-cake-walletLocalMonero, an excellent and privacy-preserving way to buy and sell Monero -- https://www.optoutpod.com/sponsors/#sponsor-localmoneroSupporting Opt Out: Donations -- https://www.optoutpod.com/support/Reviews -- https://www.optoutpod.com/reviews/new/Share it with your friends, family, and other communities!