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I‘m ok with real opinions on the internet.

wetpaws 8mo ago
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ulfw 8mo ago
Same. I use my actual name and show my Linkedin on HN. Unless you're a troll or a bot or are in any way shape or form paid to post your opinions, why wouldn't you stand behind them? It's not like we talk to people on the street with a knight's armor on
- dmitrygr 8mo ago
  Spoken like someone who has never lived in an oppressive regime. Must be nice. On the other hand, being that inconsiderate isn’t very nice at all. Plenty of people live in places were saying the wrong thing and get your jailed or worse, like the UK: https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-are-being-thrown-in-uk-prisons-over-what-theyve-said-online-can-free-speech-be-saved/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-a...
  - DeepSeaTortoise 8mo ago
    Or at least never been on the receiving end of an oppressive regieme. Look at e.g. Germany. Plenty of ex-SED members are happy the relive the past.
  - ulfw 8mo ago
    I live in China
    - cowboylowrez 8mo ago
      lol no wonder, you have no other choice but to have your communications monitored for compliance regarding acceptable social norms. I bet if you posted the alternative opinion you'd be put to death.
  - q3k 8mo ago
    > People Are Being Thrown In U.K. Prisons Over What They’ve Said Online. Hmm yeah, let's see. > The recent arrest at London’s Heathrow airport of a noted Irish comedian, Graham Linehan, for the “crime” of three politically incorrect tweets vividly illustrates how far Britain has fallen. Oh, Graham Linehan being brought up again. Curious, what did he say that landed him in trouble? > If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls. Ah yes, poor little Graham got arrested for only inciting a little extrajudicial violence. Poor guy, he was only being 'politically incorrect'! Truly free speech is under assault and you just get jailed for posting memes in the UK.
    - dmitrygr 8mo ago
      So we agree he only SAID things. And got arrested. So yeah…
- ok_dad 8mo ago
  Email me your address, I’ll head over and look through your things. If you have nothing to hide, you’ll agree. (Thank goodness it doesn’t work that way.)
- bitwize 8mo ago
  "Solomon is hiding because he is a coward who enjoys belittling other people from behind a safe veil of invisibility. His is like many sites on the internet, who mock and insult while lacking any courage to own their own words. In public, these cowards would not dare to say the same things, because they know full well that someone just might come after them, knock their yapping blocks off, or in a worst case scenario, go to their house one night and kill them." —Jennifer Diane Reitz, author of Unicorn Jelly, on a pseudonymous critic of her comics
  - arcfour 8mo ago
    The world really would be a better place if we had psychotic people committing homicides over real or perceived slights on the internet. Have you seen the verbal abuse, harassment, and stalking celebrities endure? It's wise to extend this to everyone so sometimes people don't say mean words?
    - 1718627440 8mo ago
      > ave you seen the verbal abuse, harassment, and stalking celebrities endure? If you can know they are celebrities, they are obviously already using their real name. I personally think, that the actual issue is asynchronicity of anonymity. If no one knows the actual identity or even identity persistence, then there is no incentive to be rude, beside the actual content of the conversation.
    - hulitu 8mo ago
      > Have you seen the verbal abuse, harassment, and stalking celebrities endure? We call this "journalism". But we need circus. /s
sunaookami 8mo ago
Then go to Facebook, nearly everyone is posting there with their real names (which further proves how out of touch Merz is).
- MonkeyClub 8mo ago
  He's not out of touch: the FB situation is optional, Merz wants to make this mandatory.
  - sunaookami 8mo ago
    Every German boomer posts angry comments on Facebook with their real name. Merz thinks that if he makes it mandatory these comments will stop which can't be farther from the truth.

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ulfw 8mo ago

Same. I use my actual name and show my Linkedin on HN. Unless you're a troll or a bot or are in any way shape or form paid to post your opinions, why wouldn't you stand behind them? It's not like we talk to people on the street with a knight's armor on

dmitrygr 8mo ago
Spoken like someone who has never lived in an oppressive regime. Must be nice. On the other hand, being that inconsiderate isn’t very nice at all. Plenty of people live in places were saying the wrong thing and get your jailed or worse, like the UK: https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-are-being-thrown-in-uk-prisons-over-what-theyve-said-online-can-free-speech-be-saved/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2025/09/09/people-a...
- DeepSeaTortoise 8mo ago
  Or at least never been on the receiving end of an oppressive regieme. Look at e.g. Germany. Plenty of ex-SED members are happy the relive the past.
- ulfw 8mo ago
  I live in China
  - cowboylowrez 8mo ago
    lol no wonder, you have no other choice but to have your communications monitored for compliance regarding acceptable social norms. I bet if you posted the alternative opinion you'd be put to death.
- q3k 8mo ago
  > People Are Being Thrown In U.K. Prisons Over What They’ve Said Online. Hmm yeah, let's see. > The recent arrest at London’s Heathrow airport of a noted Irish comedian, Graham Linehan, for the “crime” of three politically incorrect tweets vividly illustrates how far Britain has fallen. Oh, Graham Linehan being brought up again. Curious, what did he say that landed him in trouble? > If a trans-identified male is in a female-only space, he is committing a violent, abusive act. Make a scene, call the cops and if all else fails, punch him in the balls. Ah yes, poor little Graham got arrested for only inciting a little extrajudicial violence. Poor guy, he was only being 'politically incorrect'! Truly free speech is under assault and you just get jailed for posting memes in the UK.
  - dmitrygr 8mo ago
    So we agree he only SAID things. And got arrested. So yeah…
ok_dad 8mo ago
Email me your address, I’ll head over and look through your things. If you have nothing to hide, you’ll agree. (Thank goodness it doesn’t work that way.)
bitwize 8mo ago
"Solomon is hiding because he is a coward who enjoys belittling other people from behind a safe veil of invisibility. His is like many sites on the internet, who mock and insult while lacking any courage to own their own words. In public, these cowards would not dare to say the same things, because they know full well that someone just might come after them, knock their yapping blocks off, or in a worst case scenario, go to their house one night and kill them." —Jennifer Diane Reitz, author of Unicorn Jelly, on a pseudonymous critic of her comics
- arcfour 8mo ago
  The world really would be a better place if we had psychotic people committing homicides over real or perceived slights on the internet. Have you seen the verbal abuse, harassment, and stalking celebrities endure? It's wise to extend this to everyone so sometimes people don't say mean words?
  - 1718627440 8mo ago
    > ave you seen the verbal abuse, harassment, and stalking celebrities endure? If you can know they are celebrities, they are obviously already using their real name. I personally think, that the actual issue is asynchronicity of anonymity. If no one knows the actual identity or even identity persistence, then there is no incentive to be rude, beside the actual content of the conversation.
  - hulitu 8mo ago
    > Have you seen the verbal abuse, harassment, and stalking celebrities endure? We call this "journalism". But we need circus. /s

sunaookami 8mo ago

Then go to Facebook, nearly everyone is posting there with their real names (which further proves how out of touch Merz is).

MonkeyClub 8mo ago
He's not out of touch: the FB situation is optional, Merz wants to make this mandatory.
- sunaookami 8mo ago
  Every German boomer posts angry comments on Facebook with their real name. Merz thinks that if he makes it mandatory these comments will stop which can't be farther from the truth.