I’m pretty sure I’m on a watchlist so the moment I go dark by using vpns or whatever ithink the feds will go “holy shit hes actually gonna buy drugs or build a bomb or something” but in reality it’s just because I want to pirate nintendo games or something
It’s a bit embarrassing to explain to your loved ones or employer why federal agents had to come to talk to them. Also, if you need to face a hearing or if the proceedings go any further than a few “friendly” visits, federal defense attorneys are VERY (25k+) expensive.
It’s honestly best to not make any joke or reference at all to things that could cause your comments (or tweet, post, etc) to be subpoenaed. Not sure if hexbear would respond to a subpoena, but I know that all popular forms of social media would. Which is why if you are going to post something that may fall into that category,
