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Query this on Nikki Haley's comment about verifying all internet users....
Posted on 11/15/23 at 9:59 am
Posted on 11/15/23 at 9:59 am
which, by the way, is silly and impossible to implement.
But, on balance, is an anonymous internet more bad than good? Has it not hastened the rise of conflict and the demise of civilized discourse all over the world? I think there is almost no argument that it has.
But it has also shined light into some dark places.
I'm torn, man. We probably all prefer to be anonymous. But anonymity brings out the nutjobs on the far ends of the spectrum and amplifies their voices. (including some on droppings)
But, on balance, is an anonymous internet more bad than good? Has it not hastened the rise of conflict and the demise of civilized discourse all over the world? I think there is almost no argument that it has.
But it has also shined light into some dark places.
I'm torn, man. We probably all prefer to be anonymous. But anonymity brings out the nutjobs on the far ends of the spectrum and amplifies their voices. (including some on droppings)
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:00 am to Slippy
Anonymity is crucial to the internet
We aren’t China
We aren’t China
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:00 am to Slippy
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I'm torn, man
I'm not.
ALWAYS side with freedom
Freedom comes with a cost, but no one on this earth is good enough to be the arbiter of things like this
This post was edited on 11/15/23 at 10:03 am
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:00 am to Slippy
It just gives nerds balls they otherwise never grew.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:02 am to Slippy
So some liberal whacko can harass me and my family if I say the wrong thing that triggers a microaggression fueled meltdown? No thanks.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:03 am to Slippy
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Query this on Nikki Haley's comment about verifying all internet users....
They already know who you are
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:06 am to Slippy
There is more bad than good, but its a principle that cant be destroyed.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:10 am to Slippy
Look at Nextdoor. When it first launched I thought the non-anonymous aspect would make it more civilized. No, it’s horrible. Just awful.
Anonymity has its true value too.
Anonymity has its true value too.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:11 am to Slippy
Haley is basically going out everyday and saying "what would infuriate the people who are concerned about neoconservatism and the MIC the most"
She should just wear a Raytheon hat in all public appearances at this point
She should just wear a Raytheon hat in all public appearances at this point
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:11 am to Slippy
the EFF is gonna have fun with this one
but not worth worrying about. they've been trying this for decades and it just isn't going to happen.
nsa can already track anyone down who doesn't know what they're doing (you have to go beyond simply opening tor or using a vpn).
this is just an attempt to silence the jesters who poke fun at our government.

but not worth worrying about. they've been trying this for decades and it just isn't going to happen.
nsa can already track anyone down who doesn't know what they're doing (you have to go beyond simply opening tor or using a vpn).
this is just an attempt to silence the jesters who poke fun at our government.
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Every joke is a tiny revolution. -Orwell
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:12 am to fallguy_1978
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Haley is awful.
i have voted mostly republican my whole life with a few variances to a libertarian or constitution party.
Haley and Christie are the two that will send me elsewhere no matter what. I'd have happily voted for Tim Scott over either of those blowhards.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:13 am to bad93ex
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They already know who you are.
This guy is correct. Look at the hunting down of the Jan 6 people.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:15 am to Slippy
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Has it not hastened the rise of conflict and the demise of civilized discourse all over the world? I think there is almost no argument that it has.
Now think about what would happen if all of my IRL information was tied to my account and I called someone a fatty or something and then they called my employer and got me canceled. That doesnt' sound like it'd be very productive for anyone.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:15 am to King George
It’s crazy how they are right so many times, so far ahead of time.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:17 am to bad93ex
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They already know who you are
Some of them made it easy to be identified though when they post on social media. That is how we knew about Jenna Ryan.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:17 am to Slippy
No. As someone who's not really that anonymous, I'm not a fan of forcing people to give up private details of themselves.
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:17 am to boxcarbarney
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So some liberal whacko can harass me and my family if I say the wrong thing that triggers a microaggression fueled meltdown? No thanks.
It wouldn't stop there, how would this not be the beginning of the government being able to control the information that you are allowed to search?
Posted on 11/15/23 at 10:19 am to Slippy
Poli board would be dead in 2 seconds and all posters history scrubbed.
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