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See also Penny Arcade's take from 2004: * https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/green-blackboards-and-other-anomalies https://www.penny-arcade.com/comi
by throw0101c 4y ago
See also Penny Arcade's take from 2004:
* https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/green-blackboards-and-other-anomalies https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/green-blackboa...
Previous observations on the CB radio band:
> Similar behavioral patterns have been observed in the anonymous usage of Citizens’ Band radio, a short-distance radio communications device widely used by truck drivers to find well-stocked fuel stations and share traffic information. On February 20th, 1978, a New Yorker[5] magazine profile piece on talk show host Johnny Carson mentioned that CB radio conversations can include disturbing amounts of racism and masturbation fantasies resulting from the lack of accountability.
* https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/greater-internet-fuckwad-theory https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/greater-internet-fuckwad-theo...
- teddyh 4y agoAnd then Facebook (and Google+), with their Real Names policies, proved that it wasn’t anonymity which was the cause.
- YazIAm 4y agoI think when we consider what Facebook has taught us about anonymity vs real name policies we have to also remember that Facebook's feed disproportionately rewards sensationalist content.
- williamcotton 4y agoWhat about the clearly false information spread on Facebook? Do we know the names of the people who are writing as QAnon? There’s a clear lack of accountability for anyone other than the messenger.