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That sounds terrifying. The being followed and snooped upon is actually an increasingly common phenomena, everywhere.

You won’t like my answer I’m afraid, you are discovering how fragile the lie of modernity is. You would would be better off angry than scared. Be crazy, not complicit. A time for you to get serious (reign it all in.)

Wealthy and famous people do not live normal lives, everyone is trying to take a little piece of them, and the complicit denial of conventional society will help you little.

Find a way to lock up your cash for five to ten years so you cannot betray yourself. Keep a journal and any other records of suspicious activities in case you do have enough to convince authorities. Live a vigilant self determined life first above all else.

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It's rather hard for a single person, and a nerd at that, to be up against a proffesional gang. What the hell would I do anyway?

And seriously, duck the money, if I had a choice of being rich and to live with the security, I would rather have normal life and be free.

Oh take things very seriously! I’m a nerd, I’ve been gang stalked (New York). Went on for years of varying degrees of threat. I gained about ten pounds of muscles and changed most social habits.

What I question is your “rationale.”

You are spoiled and coddled in a society which overlooks you. Being noticed is the untowardly phenomenon, not just your money. You would be only so lucky if you could pay them off. And that would be that.

Think productively not as prey. Have you received outward indication? Take responsibility for yourself as a man (advice I risk negative karma for offering).

Keep a journal (they're good for you anyway). Here you can log times and places. Most of Europe is now blanketed in cameras, any conversations with authorities should include documentation, especially written statements. Authorities can blow off your paranoid recount, their competence is judged through the lens of paperwork. Due diligence and all. Writing will also help you maintain your own coherent narrative when the truth is so murky others will simply suggest you need psychological help.

Wake up. The world you lived in and love is a comforting lie. Your vigilance and paranoid awareness will only draw you deeper into the modern psycho-drama. The “others”, whoever they are will never again leave you alone. Don’t be bitter or scared, be proactive.

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