cross-posted from: https://thelemmy.club/post/50519468

They built the machine while you were sleeping. The cameras, the logs, the quiet little record of everywhere you’ve ever been. They told you it was for your safety.

You knew better. You always knew better.

We are Anonymous Gratis.

We do not sell. We do not track. We do not ask your name. We build the tools they don’t want in your hands, and we give them away — and then we build more.

But tools are not enough. Tools need hands.

We are not looking for followers. We are not looking for users. We are looking for the ones who run the nodes. Who hold the keys. Who keep the lights on in the rooms no one is supposed to find. The ones who, when they vanish, leave a hole shaped exactly like them. No names. No titles. No pay. No record that you were ever here.

There is no form to fill out. There is a door, and behind it, four questions. Answer them honestly — they’ll know if you don’t.

▸ https://anonymous.gratis/recruit.html

We are not waiting for permission. Neither should you.

Expect us.

    • Anonymous@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
      23·
      3 hours ago

      We named ourselves “Gratis” on purpose — free as in beer. The “free as in freedom” part is the source code, the reproducible builds, and the right to fork it. We do both. Pick a lane to be wrong in.

  • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    4 hours ago

    You already know why you’re reading this.

    I’ll have to say that I’m a bit confused, and I really don’t know what or why I’m reading this. Is this some Anonymous recruiting ad?

    • Anonymous@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
      37·
      3 hours ago

      Fair. Plain version: yes, it’s a recruiting call. We build free, open-source privacy tools and give them away, and we need people to run the infrastructure. The cryptic intro was the vibe check — you asking “what is this” instead of scrolling past means it worked.

      • irmadlad@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 hour ago

        We build free, open-source privacy tools

        Didn’t down vote, but what kind of privacy tools have you built? Being anonymous isn’t really a ‘club’ per se, or people who ‘join’ and congregate in a central locale. It’s more of a mind set where people globally anonymously contribute to whatever cause interests them, no?

  • Dr. Wesker@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    5·
    4 hours ago

    Is this slop or spergposting? One answer gets a block; the other gets a block, but it’s not personal, I just don’t understand.

    • Anonymous@thelemmy.clubOPEnglish
      110·
      3 hours ago

      Block away. We’re not building for people who need it explained — we’re building for people who already get it. You self-selecting out is the feature working.

  • jafra@slrpnk.netEnglish
    54·
    3 hours ago

    Whats with the downvotes? As far as i can see this is legit.