Kill Switch

I was probably eight when we got cable TV in my part of the world, and once that happened, my dad bought us a color-screen television. I still remember it. It was a Samsung, it was large, and I was watching Cartoon Network every day… That was pretty much my first touch with technology.

I didn’t grow up with much electronic shit. Most of my toys until then were "analog," and I remember spending plenty of time outside every day. But once the TV took its respectable place in the living room, we pretty much entered a new era.

The next relevant breakthrough for me was my first PC, which came at the age of 16. Whenever someone from the neighborhood got their first PC, you wouldn’t see that dude outside for weeks. I loved having a PC, watching movies, and listening to almost unlimited pirated music, but I was still spending quite a bit of time outdoors.

Then came fast-speed internet, and the rest is history. Twenty years ago, I wouldn’t have even imagined that one day I’d be making a living from trading internet money and creating content. But between 2020 and 2022, I kind of did. And my hope is that I’ll be able to do it again—if the bull decides to come back in full swing.

AI was nothing more than a talking point up until a couple of years ago, and now I’m using it on a daily basis. Today, I got an update for WhatsApp, and one of the new features is an AI assistant embedded within the app.

AI is such an abyss—it’s hard to even grasp how impactful it will be in the long run. I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, it will make some of our daily tasks more manageable. But on the other, it’s going to tighten the grip of the establishment on our necks.

I was watching a phone review on YouTube a few days ago, and at some point, the reviewer mentioned that he’s using an eSIM on his phone. He also said he wouldn’t be able to switch phones for at least 30 days because if he did, the carrier would lock his account/phone number over suspicions of it being hacked or stolen.

This kind of feature is designed to protect users, but at the same time, it could easily become a kill switch for "naughty citizens" who don’t obey the system. We’re already seeing this happening with cars. In the EU, every new car that comes out of the factory starting in 2026 will be required to have such a kill switch.

As usual, Orwellian measures like these are backed by "safety" narratives so that the masses accept them. And, as always, the few who stand against excessive government control will be the ones who suffer because the majority goes along with it.

Evolution is a double-edged sword, and at some point, that whole sword might turn against us. When that happens, it’s going to suck. Bad. But it’ll probably be too late…

Thanks for your attention,
Adrian