I switched to the Mullvad browser. The other recommendation, LibreWolf, provides the following warning on install which scared me away: "Warning: librewolf has been deprecated because it does not pass the macOS Gatekeeper check! It will be disabled on 2026-09-01."
The article is light on details of the substance of these lectures. While I couldn't find the referenced lecture, the following lecture might be similar:
Hoover Institution: Apocalypse Now? Peter Thiel on Ancient Prophecies and Modern Tech
You can buy prepaid SIM cards with cash, and without hassle, in the US as well.
You can do this in many countries, I believe, as well as online through services offered in exchange for crypto.
You didn't define where "here" is for you. Mexico is a better option than the US because the retail price of a SIM card with a number and service is around 50 pesos (maybe lower).
While scanning your comment history looking for unusual interests, I found an intriguing comment that's unrelated to this topic: "Cash is already heavily monitored and most petty criminals have already moved on to Amazon gift cards."
Can you describe what you mean when you say cash is heavily monitored?
I switched to the Mullvad browser. The other recommendation, LibreWolf, provides the following warning on install which scared me away: "Warning: librewolf has been deprecated because it does not pass the macOS Gatekeeper check! It will be disabled on 2026-09-01."