For My personal and private miscellanous thoughts i have been writing on a diary, but i always need to have it with me and (im kinda ashamed) i dont write good if i write as fast as on computer. I obviously cant copy/paste and i use a pen. I also find myself better with a keyboard so using a computer is what i think the most efficent way. Now, my daily driver (and what im writing this on) is a MacBookAir 2013 11" with (still) MacOS 10.14.5 installed and to write I’d use LibreOffice (duh). I know thou that this isnt private, its connected to the internet and its still using MacOS. I know a bit about technology (i find it weird for someone with zero knowledge of it having even found lemmy, but who knows), but i am certanly no expert. That’s why i am asking you how could i write on a computer privately. Nothing needs to get online but i will need to atleast have other documents or documents itself come in trough a USB probably. I am certain i need to install a Linux distro or a BSD. Keep in mind that if i need that machine not on the internet id need to have another machine wich is and from this machine would probably need to get stuff out and into the “private one” with a USB. This is probably confusing and if it isnt relative to the sub and needs to be deleted, please warn me with a comment so i can copy and save this post to post it somwhere else before it gets deleted.

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    • I use pen and paper. I don’t fear someone reading it, I just don’t want any corporation or anyone feeling entitled in reading it without asking for my permission first.
      As a kid, in order to avoid mi inquisitorial mother surveillance, I quickly learned to change words (verbs and nouns) and I started writing in English as soon as I was able to since she could not read it and I knew she would be too afraid to ask anyone to read her my personal journal…
    • On my computer, using full disk encryption, I run GNU/Linux and use LibreOffice writer. No phoning home is happening as far as I can tell.