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I was also curious about Parler but, when going to sign up, it asked for my phone number. Ummmm, no thank you. That kind of association is like going to a prot
by explorigin 6y ago
I was also curious about Parler but, when going to sign up, it asked for my phone number. Ummmm, no thank you. That kind of association is like going to a protest with your cellphone. Pretty easy to get the wrong kind of association attached to you.
- sigotirandolas 6y agoI was able to sign up recently with a throwaway e-mail address and made up phone number. But I was also surprised it asked for it.
- mgkimsal 6y agoI 'signed up' on the desktop version, but you can't the 'verify/badge' stuff is only available via the mobile app, AFAICT.
- sigotirandolas 6y agoI used the mobile app to sign up. However, I just signed up to lurk (Streisand effect), so I can't tell if the fake mail+phone allowed me to post/comment.
- Kaze404 6y ago> That kind of association is like going to a protest with your cellphone. Pretty easy to get the wrong kind of association attached to you. "We're in! We're in! Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!" https://www.businessinsider.com/derrick-evans-capitol-siege-republican-west-virginia-video-facebook-stream-2021-1 https://www.businessinsider.com/derrick-evans-capitol-siege-...
- vijaybritto 6y agoI had a good laugh looking at that :D
- frogpelt 6y agoDoes your choice of words cause you to pause and think about where we are as a society? The "wrong kind of association" for creating a social media account?
- no-dr-onboard 6y agoUnlikely, but I'm certainly not one to say. Perhaps another question to ask would be, "How fair is it that others are pigeonholed to platforms like this and undoubtedly get the "wrong kind of association"? Are we reducing certain thoughts, beliefs and, dare I say, questions indiscriminately down to "crimethink"?
- MartinCron 6y agoUnless you're WAY outside the political mainstream, you aren't pigeonholed into platforms like this. And if you are that far outside the political mainstream, holding thoughts and beliefs like "six million wasn't enough" then how much sympathy am I supposed to have?
- Jochim 6y agoShould it? Society has always judged or kept an eye on people based on who they choose to associate with. If you were active on VK or WeChat I'm sure the government would have a few questions to ask you if you applied for a position requiring clearance. Beyond that, if a platform is known for encouraging behaviour that you and your peers disapprove of. It might make sense for you to avoid registering there in case your peers get the wrong impression of you should the information leak. While not exactly social media, you only need to look at the fallout from Ashley Madison for why you might not want to sign up somewhere because of "the wrong kind of association". Why social media would be the only forum exempt from this line of thinking I can't imagine.
- frogpelt 6y agoNo, you're right. I am fully on-board with the idea of being careful about who and what I associate with as it relates to maintaining personal integrity and character. I guess I was approaching that question from a different angle where "wrong kind of association" was from the perspective of Big Brother. So I probably made an incorrect assumption about what the parent comment intended.
- macinjosh 6y ago> Pretty easy to get the wrong kind of association attached to you. How sad is it that our free society has turned into this? So much for tolerance.
- Jochim 6y agoThis isn't new. McCarthyism is the example almost everyone knows.