#whoami

Bluma Janowitz didn't set out to live an extraordinary life. She set out to survive.Raised in chaos in Nova Scotia, she learned early that no one was coming to save her. What followed was a life built on understanding systems...how they work, how they fail, how they can be manipulated and how to use them when you need to.From phone phreaking payphones, to working in the Florida sex industry, to later breaking into corporate environments as a professional social engineer, #whoamitraces a path through worlds that don't usually overlap.Along the way there are raids, addiction, wild relationships, bad decisions and long stretches where making it out alive didn't seem like a viable outcome. There are also moments of clarity, connection and the kind of dark humor that only shows up when things have gone very, very sideways.This isn't a redemption story and its not a cautionary tale either.It's a firsthand account of what it looks like to grow up without a safety net and learn how to navigate broken systems. Oh, and figure out, sometimes the hard way, what to keep and what to leave behind.Part hacker memoir, part survival record #whoami is about power, loss of control and the uncomfortable reality that the skills that can save you can be the ones that nearly destroy you.Some of it's funny.Some of it's brutal.All of it's true...unless it's illegal. Then it's your call. Read more