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You're not really supposed to follow people home, and in cities public squares are (were? in the time when all these constitutional issues where hammered out?)
by amadeuspagel 4y ago
You're not really supposed to follow people home, and in cities public squares are (were? in the time when all these constitutional issues where hammered out?) quite anonymous. People don't know each other.
- jfengel 4y agoBut they also couldn't harass each other without consequences. The genuine anonymity of the Internet is a novel thing without easy analogies to the past.
- ImPostingOnHN 4y agocountless people are constantly harassed without consequences as a result of their names being known and participating in civics that seems like a worse alternative, especially considering it's hard to change your entire identity offline, and the harassment includes actual physical violence
- FollowingTheDao 4y ago> People don't know each other. I am sitting in a coffee shop I frequent every morning. Through the years I have been coming here I have made a lot of friendships. I know here these popped live, what they do for a living and many of their political and social views. We discuss a range of topics and we are rarely all in agreement, but it never turns into anything like on the Internet. I know people. You may not, and that is sad, but I know people.
- amadeuspagel 4y agoWhether some people know each other is besides the point. In a public square, anyone can walk in and speak, without anyone knowing them or following them home.
- FollowingTheDao 4y agoBut how would people respond to that? Did you ever see that happening in a public space? No, because being there is person holds you accountable.