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even if you did something wrong, do things like that really need to be preserved on the internet under your real name for the rest of your life? Probably not W
by AdrianB1 3y ago
even if you did something wrong, do things like that really need to be preserved on the internet under your real name for the rest of your life? Probably not
Why not? It is a historical record of sort, like Nero burning Rome. Does Nero has a right to be forgotten? Also where is the freedom of speech of telling people that Nero burnt Rome?
- arp242 3y agoNero is dead and dead men don't suffer from a bad reputation. Nero was also emperor, whereas this person is not a public figure. It needs to be proportionate, and "rest of your life" sounds disproportionate for something like this. It also depends on how unique your name is how badly you will get "punished". My name is unique; as far as I know I'm the only person on the planet with my name. People named "John Smith" have an easier time being anonymous. (aside: it's not clear that Nero actually started the fire by the way, the sources on it are rather thin and recently some historians have begun to suspect that a lot of what we "know" about Nero was essentially propaganda from his opponents. This is actually another point of consideration here: not everything that's reported is necessarily accurate, fair, or balanced.)
- AdrianB1 3y agoDead people don't suffer from a bad reputation, but bad people should, dead or alive. Don't want a bad reputation? Don't be a bad person. It's that simple. What you did will be there forever, think before acting.