Ewster Know This Guy

@ewster.bsky.social

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The more I learn the less relevant I become. I was skinny once and don't recommend it. My professional stuff is over at @ewenbell.com. I also spend lots of time on Mastodon as well... https://photog.social/@ewen

Someone stole some photos off my website, and now is filing DCMA take down notices against my website claiming copyright. That's the world we live in now. I literally cannot just share my photos with the world without becoming a target for some complete arsehole. It's not enough that people try to hack into my social media accounts every day, or flood my mobile with scam calls, or try to rip me off when cancelling a tour... I now have to waste my life responding to this shit too. I feel like there's been a massive rise in "gonna act like an arsehole because I can" over recent years. It's worn me to the bone. It's relentless. We've built a world where people have decided it's no big deal to literally destroy other people because their personal gain is more important. Everything is under siege. All the time. You can't just opt out and go listen to waves on the beach. Some arsehole is gonna find you there too and find a way to make life shit for you. I was chatting to a nice lady yesterday about her computer. She couldn't work out how to attach a different keyboard to it. All the while I'm thinking "how long before someone hacks your Windows OS and cleans out your bank account?" She has no idea how exposed she is. One click on a dodgy email and her world could be flipped upside down. How did we end up creating a world where people are thrown to the wolves like this? How badly have we screwed this up. And this is just that section of the world where nobody is dropping bombs on my home, or shooting children in classrooms, or banning access to abortion and other healthcare. We are living in the worst timeline. If there actually was a multiverse with different planet earths then ours would be the one that nobody else wants to visit. The responses and support here on Mastodon has been just marvellous today and if ever I needed a reminder of the good side of humans, you all were exactly that today. Thanks peeps.