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The False Promise of Going Off-Grid

Original: The False Promise of Going Off-Grid https:// ghost.thenewoil.org/the-false- promise-of-going-off-grid/ # blog # privacy

The New Oil has published a new blog post arguing that the popular idea of going off-grid, often linked with privacy and cryptocurrency use, is largely a false promise. The piece, shared under privacy and personal finance tags, suggests that fully disconnecting from centralized systems is unrealistic and that the off-grid lifestyle is oversold as a privacy solution. Readers in privacy and tech communities are weighing the argument against their own assumptions about self-reliance and digital security.

Why now: The article challenges a widely held belief in privacy and crypto circles that going off-grid is a viable path to independence or security.

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