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"But 4chan also spawns a massive amount of graffiti, grossness, shock images, juvenelia, etc. Most people don't think of 4chan as the brave home of political pr
by rgrieselhuber 17y ago
"But 4chan also spawns a massive amount of graffiti, grossness, shock images, juvenelia, etc. Most people don't think of 4chan as the brave home of political protesters; they think of it as in immature dumping ground for memes and shock porn."
You and I may find these things distasteful but it's a disturbing notion that because these things exist, unlimited anonymity might not be a good thing.
- evgen 17y agoThe OP was simply pointing out that 4chan is an exceedingly bad example to hold up for online anonymity: it is difficult to point to anything that even a small portion of the public would find to be a "good" use of anonymity and there are a lot of examples that can be pointed to by many as "bad" uses of anonymity.
- rgrieselhuber 17y agoI understand but that's actually my point. I consider it an individual right, regardless of whether it contributes something to society at large.