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I feel like a part of it is warranted. It's great to see people of different age levels be able to talk to each other and have good conversations, all due to t
by bdotdub 18y ago
I feel like a part of it is warranted.
It's great to see people of different age levels be able to talk to each other and have good conversations, all due to the accessibility of the internet. People from across the world could have great interactions that they would not have if not for the internet.
However, the internet also provides anonymity for perverts and pedophiles, giving them the freedom to do whatever they want.
Younger people may be a bit more wary when someone older friends them because of the latter, which an unfortunate truth.
- Retric 18y agoThat same anonymity coupled with distance increases safety. The greatest risk is from those who live close to you so the pervert three time zones away is a lower risk than the pervert down the street who you only notice in passing. What I think is risky is joining local on or off line groups where it's easy to find where you live / work.
- ericb 18y agoThe net is more dangerous than real life because pedophila or cannibalism is mandated in the Internet Terms of Service. They're all creeps, especially men. Perverts are more dangerous when they're on the internet!!! I'm 12 years old. What are you doing on this forum chatting with little boys anyway. Creep.
- DanielBMarkham 18y ago"...because pedophila or cannibalism is mandated in the Internet Terms of Service" If we eat a pedophile, does that cover both requirements? Or is there a bonus? Hey -- welcome to the club for people who want to do their own start-ups. It's topic-oriented and self-censoring. Now that I know a 12-year-old is online I'll refrain from posting my entire dirty limerick collection.
- ericb 18y agoPost away with the limericks--I'm not really 12. Lying about your age is also mandated in the Internet Terms of Service.
- DanielBMarkham 18y agoActually I don't have any limericks. Lying about just about everything else is also required.
- ericb 18y agoI'm wondering, if you downvoted this, is it because you think the internet is more dangerous than people nearby? Is it because you think society isn't paranoid about about men talking to children? The idea of an internet terms of service was to parody the notion that the internet itself is somehow more evil than the people surrounding us every day, which I find is a surprisingly common belief. Please do debate/elaborate as I'd like to discuss your point of view.