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I certainly have begun to censor myself on social media. There's a number of topics I simply won't touch on the off-chance I trigger a livelihood-destroying in

by jcadam 10y ago

I certainly have begun to censor myself on social media. There's a number of topics I simply won't touch on the off-chance I trigger a livelihood-destroying internet rage mob. The conspiracy theorist in me suspects some level of govt involvement in these SJW hit squads. They have much to recommend them to a totalitarian administration trying to work around the constraints imposed by, say, a "bill of rights". You can neutralize and/or make examples of people who commit acts of wrongthink without being seen getting your hands dirty.

harveywi 10y ago
When I was growing up, we were told that the Internet is not a toy. You were not supposed to engage in tomfoolery, and you were not supposed to use your real name. At some point (cough Facebook, Google) that changed. Social media is not a toy. Google is not a toy. In a way we are lucky to have been spared the worst possible scenario in which these technologies and all their data on us is turned against us, but it could happen at any second. People need better education about this. This is something that everyone should learn in school.