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I use only a throwaway account. I'd rather stay anonymous, especially when I cannot delete my posts.

by throwaway20875 6y ago

BrianOnHN 6y ago
If what you have to say isn't worth your reputation, then maybe you should think twice before spreading that same thought to real [and often vulnerable] people on the still-nascent internet.
- throwaway20875 6y ago
  >If what you have to say isn't worth your reputation Because I believe the current trajectory of society will place more than just my reputation at risk for expressing my thoughts. Make of that what you will.
  - BrianOnHN 6y ago
    Don't worry, people already know who you are, and you'll get what you deserve no matter how much you try to hide it.
    - throwaway20875 6y ago
      >Don't worry, people already know who you are, and you'll get what you deserve no matter how much you try to hide it. That's going to be yikes from me, dog. Thank you for driving home my point, though. I don't think you're aware of how dangerous your mentality is and where it leads. I'd suggest to you that I am not your enemy and we likely have a lot of common ground. I don't think the US handled COVID well and I don't like to see others suffer so needlessly. I also think that there are many things we can do to prevent further diseases such as reduce our dependency on factory farming and to invest more in improving the general health of our country. I don't suspect you'd disagree with those thoughts.
    - 177tcca 6y ago
      If you're going to incite/approve of malice/violence against somebody, at least have the balls to say it clearly.
      - BrianOnHN 6y ago
        That's not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying that the people who, most likely, matter the the most to you, have already made their judgment of you, and that's based on what can't be hidden by an anonymous username.
  - bobthechef 6y ago
    Also, unearned hit to one's reputation. Reputation is not infallible. Though sadly, the truth seems to benefit most when it is backed by the real or proverbial blood of martyrs.
- 177tcca 6y ago
  Genuinely: Do you have any knowledge of the culture from the beginning of the world wide web? Anonymity, and even pseudo anonymity, ensures free discourse. Good ideas, no matter how unpopular, scary, or threatening to a power structure that could crush the commenter, rise to the top of most conversation formats with reliable regularity.
  - BrianOnHN 6y ago
    > Do you have any knowledge of the culture from the beginning of the world wide web? Yeah, it consisted of people with mental faculties that far exceed the minimum requirements of today's internet.

I use only a throwaway account. I'd rather stay anonymous, especially when I cannot delete my posts.

If what you have to say isn't worth your reputation, then maybe you should think twice before spreading that same thought to real [and often vulnerable] people on the still-nascent internet.

throwaway20875 6y ago
>If what you have to say isn't worth your reputation Because I believe the current trajectory of society will place more than just my reputation at risk for expressing my thoughts. Make of that what you will.
- BrianOnHN 6y ago
  Don't worry, people already know who you are, and you'll get what you deserve no matter how much you try to hide it.
  - throwaway20875 6y ago
    >Don't worry, people already know who you are, and you'll get what you deserve no matter how much you try to hide it. That's going to be yikes from me, dog. Thank you for driving home my point, though. I don't think you're aware of how dangerous your mentality is and where it leads. I'd suggest to you that I am not your enemy and we likely have a lot of common ground. I don't think the US handled COVID well and I don't like to see others suffer so needlessly. I also think that there are many things we can do to prevent further diseases such as reduce our dependency on factory farming and to invest more in improving the general health of our country. I don't suspect you'd disagree with those thoughts.
  - 177tcca 6y ago
    If you're going to incite/approve of malice/violence against somebody, at least have the balls to say it clearly.
    - BrianOnHN 6y ago
      That's not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying that the people who, most likely, matter the the most to you, have already made their judgment of you, and that's based on what can't be hidden by an anonymous username.
- bobthechef 6y ago
  Also, unearned hit to one's reputation. Reputation is not infallible. Though sadly, the truth seems to benefit most when it is backed by the real or proverbial blood of martyrs.
177tcca 6y ago
Genuinely: Do you have any knowledge of the culture from the beginning of the world wide web? Anonymity, and even pseudo anonymity, ensures free discourse. Good ideas, no matter how unpopular, scary, or threatening to a power structure that could crush the commenter, rise to the top of most conversation formats with reliable regularity.
- BrianOnHN 6y ago
  > Do you have any knowledge of the culture from the beginning of the world wide web? Yeah, it consisted of people with mental faculties that far exceed the minimum requirements of today's internet.