Tom, yeah I know it sounds a bit of paranoia and some of this is a reach to say the least but the point of this whole thread other than how's Carlsbad (which I seriously doubt that since your a NorCal guy) you have no idea. I'll tell you. It's shady. This economy mixed with fentanyl, speed, meth, homelessness, and general COMPLETE disregard of others including authority has the shady types going all out. Add Cali with it's severe inflation and your famous governor and you don't have a recipe for trouble, you've got a 6 course meal served buffet style.
I poised logical reasoning to you ,directed AT YOU, and you turned with sarcasm to TheFrood. I HIGHLY HIGHLY doubt someone is tracking people off YouTube especially this group of nerdy upper aged men(for the most) who wear dad clothes to the beach with a swingy stick. Take for example a tweeker who eats sandwiches out of the trash and his best asset is his sleeping bag and a pay as you go phone. Dudes siting around pulls up his beach on a video and sees some upper middle aged, not particular fit or defendish looking dude who's pulling alleged goldies out of the cut by the handful. He's been there at "his" beach 4 videos straight.. The tweeker doesn't have a lot of brain cells left but the 2 he has just put 2 and 2 together... Hm.... This dude hangs out right over THERE!!!! He shows up on bikes... Dudes close.. at the least he's got that damn bike to get. maybe some change, a go pro, .... If you're THAT naive to not watch your back Tom, then please start. Maybe you're area is Utopia but spots aren't and it's only getting worse.