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Jane's avatar

Identity theft is everywhere. It is in being forced to use the dead technocratic language of bureaucracies and managers. It is in having no vocabulary of your own that is allowed or valued and having to force yourself into numbing narratives caused by power imbalance. It is in the way patients and the old are treated and described in medical facilities and nursing homes, erasing their voice and identity. A key form of identity theft is how families are robbed of their identity in relation to relatives in medical and care institutions, as their deep knowledge is erased in favour of vapid slogans that have a life of their own and reflect no superior knowledge or depth, only interest in upholding the erasing architecture.

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Marjorie Miller's avatar

Wish I had Whitney’s advice long ago ! Her voice should be shared to every teen about to take wing in this world! Do not be a people pleaser, please and thank you!!

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Rick's avatar

DOJ sent me a letter letting me know that a 3rd party contractor had my information in which was one of the few files hacked for personal information. Leading me to believe that whoever was responsible had not just my information but other people's too, but only mine along with others were compromised to say we were targeted. They assured me their reasoning that I was protected but then saying they purchased a group to monitor my personal information but now that protected time has run out. Not everyone whose gets identity stolen gets a letter from DOJ . So I'm not sure that anyone should believe our government has our best interests in mind.

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