Privacy and Utopia: A History (E-Book & Audio Book)
A riveting intellectual history about how privacy was killed at the very moment the Technocracy came alive…
DISCOVER THE ORIGINS OF TECHNOCRACY
The more we elevate and seek out privacy, the more it seems to diminish. Such is the paradox we have inherited.
Following the career of utopian philosopher H. G. Wells, this intellectual history traces the story of the first people who realized they could change the world. From the rise of the welfare state and the birth of eugenics, to the development of pharmaceuticals and refinement of psychological manipulation, the story of the early twentieth century is best told alongside the genre it alone could produce: dystopia.
It is no coincidence that the word privacy was popularized in the 1890s as the West began its flirtation with centralization and top-down planning. The progressive pursuit of heaven on earth—of Utopia—arose from a desire to help the individual. But the individual would have to expose himself, to give up everything, in order to receive it.
WHAT YOU GET
“Privacy and Utopia is an unexpected and fruitful examination of how privacy has been treated in literature, and how that literature has affected our world. It exposes the reasons why privacy is so aggressively opposed by those who wish to rule us. I highly recommend this book: It will surprise you!” – Paul Rosenberg, original cypherpunk
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Jerm Warfare
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Geopolitics & Empire
Seth for Privacy // Opt Out Podcast
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Privacy and Utopia: A History is for those who like to chart the course of how we got to our current age.
WILL I LIKE IT?
I think so. For one, I’ve spent countless hours making sure it’s a good story as much as it is good history. I also stood in a closet for a dozen hours recording the audio version as compellingly as I could. I’ve read it myself a dozen times and enjoyed it thoroughly each time. 😉
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Our multi-talented team includes Gabriel Custodiet, host of the beloved Watchman Privacy Podcast and decade-long veteran of hardcore privacy strategizing. Other team members include veterans of digital privacy, crypto privacy, and survival/escape/evasion whose skills have been forged in the most serious of high-threat-model environments.
– Gabriel Custodiet
PEOPLE HAVE ESCAPED THE TECHNOCRACY
WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS SAYING
“I had the pleasure of conversing with the author – this book continues a curiosity and engaged study of the nexus of state power, philosophy and the role of technology and I highly recommend it.”
★★★★★ Roger Huang, Forbes Contributor and Author of Would Mao Hold Bitcoin? The Past, Present and Future of Bitcoin in Techno-Nationalist China
“Privacy and Utopia: A History offers a comprehensive exploration of privacy, tracing its evolution and its complex relationship with decentralization. It provides valuable insights into the ongoing struggle to balance individual autonomy with collective well-being in an increasingly interconnected world.”
★★★★★ Joe Doran, Trends Journal
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★★★★★ @xmrgoddess
“Privacy and Utopia is an unexpected and fruitful examination of how privacy has been treated in literature, and how that literature has affected our world. It exposes the reasons why privacy is so aggressively opposed by those who wish to rule us. I highly recommend this book: It will surprise you!”
★★★★★ Paul Rosenberg, original cypherpunk
“Spend freedom money on freedom education. Absolutely fantastic course, can highly recommend!.”
★★★★★ @sethforprivacy, Privacy expert, host of Opt Out Podcast.
All fair questions. This is the online shop of Gabriel Custodiet, creator of the Watchman Privacy podcast. Gabriel has been researching and publishing privacy-related information since 2020, and the show has greatly increased in popularity since then and is followed by many prominent experts in cybersecurity, privacy, and cryptocurrency. Just as important: we practice what we preach, so your order on this shop requires only an email address (aliases widely accepted), and a credit card number should you choose to pay in that way. But you can pay in monero or bitcoin, access the website through Tor, and download your materials so you never have to visit the website again. Tell me how many online shops, much less privacy advocates, have a setup like that? We offer customer service that (I’m told by people who interact with us) is top-quality.
You will receive a few emails, one of which asks you to create your password for your account on our website. We will approve your order (it’s not always automatic due to our systems), and then you will have access to our “Confidential” section of our website, where you can watch your courses or download your books. We have spent a lot of time making this process easier for the customer, but please have patience. Since we believe deeply in self-hosting and freedom tech and as little Big Tech tools as possible, sometimes things aren’t as seemless as if we were a privacy-destroying Big Tech juggernaut.
The short answer is no: there are plenty of things you are going to find on ETT that aren’t explained elsewhere on the Internet, and certainly not at the level of instruction that we do. In researching our products we found information online regarding private crypto and other privacy topics either incomplete, incorrect, or overly complex and theoretical. We have spent hundreds of hours examining these current methods, speaking with the world’s leading experts, and building our own processes: each ruthlessly tested and digested to a practical, teachable level. Nothing less than this was acceptable for tutorials on the most consequential decisions a person can make.
Our tutorials are radical, certainly, but we’re not stupid. Our products are available worldwide where laws on crypto and other topics vary widely. What is legal in one place might not be in another. The producers of this course are not giving financial, taxation, or legal advice, and do not knowingly discuss methods that go against existing laws. All our products are for informational and entertainment purpose only.