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We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. I never got this. It sounds catchy, but, holding a grudge forever sounds like a horrific way to live.
by Zev 15y ago
We are legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget.
I never got this. It sounds catchy, but, holding a grudge forever sounds like a horrific way to live.
- tux1968 15y agoAgreed. It also sounds juvenile and a bit detached from reality.
- Karunamon 15y agoAnd also completely wrong. Anonymous being a hivemind, they "forget" the moment they stop being entertained by the actions of their target. Target of an anon raid? Ignore them completely. They will go away.
- mkramlich 15y ago"When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth..." "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union..."
- reinhardt 15y agoI don't take this to imply "forever" necessarily. The grudge can end when the (alleged) wrongdoer pays for his deeds. Regardless of its actual effectiveness, it's a useful deterrent, along the lines of massive retaliation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_retaliation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_retaliation).
- icebraining 15y ago"We" means the collective consciousness/memory, not any single person. As long as some number of members remembers the event, Anonymous doesn't forget, even if those members change with time.
- gcb 15y agoThis is about millions of bored people. One individual will forget 2days later. But the online mob will carry on