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> We are training kids that someone is always watching. That they have to censor their thoughts and hold in their feelings rather than talk about them with othe
by hattar 5y ago
> We are training kids that someone is always watching. That they have to censor their thoughts and hold in their feelings rather than talk about them with others for fear of it being determined to be 'wrong'.
This isn’t entirely new. Without context you could be describing many religions.
- nsxwolf 5y agoReligions teach that God forgives though. People don’t. Governments most definitely don’t.
- kongin 5y agoBut the civil authorities didn't. You'd be still burned at the stake, but if you agreed with the people burning you that you deserved it you'd get a good afterlife. The problem I have is the internet was wild when I grew up and it was the place to escape life. Now the internet is worse than real life and real life has been reduced to staying at home because of covid (your experience varies greatly by geo location). Tor, freenet and other networks that are actively hostile to the majority of users now feel like how the www felt in 1997. Here's hoping that their inherent nonmonetizability keeps them from going down the same path.
- edmundsauto 5y agoSome do, but what most people fear is the judgement of their peers and community. Eg being burned alive but promised forgiveness in eternity is not a deal most people would accept.