How do you research banned books and stuff like that without worrying you'll get put on a list?
Well, maybe some of it is naivety or overconfidence on my part 😅
Or maybe I've just grown to believe that no amount of "good behavior" can protect you from being targeted. In other words: even if you avoid acting suspicious, the government may still fuck with you.
So yeah, I mean, I know that lawful curiosity can be misread as dangerous intent by an opaque and petty bureaucracy. Some asshole authority figure might mistake your inquiry for endorsement.
But I guess I just think it's sad to live your life worried that you might be accumulating invisible points that count against you in some unseen system.
I feel like people living in a free society shouldn't allow themselves to become trained to hide their intellectual curiosity - not even if it's related to ugly, disreputable, or disturbing material.
