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Sometimes the information portrayed does not represent the truth and lacks context. Truth is not what most people fear. It's absence of truth and the assumptio

by jebeng 13y ago

Sometimes the information portrayed does not represent the truth and lacks context. Truth is not what most people fear. It's absence of truth and the assumption that something is true that can do the most damage.

corresation 13y ago
Give some examples, please. In the overwhelming majority of unwanted picture releases, it is actually the truth that caught people out, not anything "out of context" (which is the ultimate weasel phrase. "Sure I said that racist jokes..but you have to understand that I'm being taken out of context: There weren't any black people in hearing range!"). The teacher that actually has a night life, outside of the lie that everyone sits knitting sweaters for kittens at night. Etc. It is the individual and social lies that get unfurled.
- Evbn 13y ago
  Teachers get fired for drinking alcohol outside of work, because their employers force them to lie.
- gnud 13y ago
  Well - if that social lie is nessescary for that teacher to keep her job, it seems pretty harsh to sit on your high horse and say 'lies are the reason - not unintended sharing'. The customary examples in this discussion are battered wives hiding from their abusive husbands, and homosexuals in the UaE.
  - corresation 13y ago
    Is it a high horse? Quite a few people seemed to knee-jerk to that assumption, yet it was absolutely nothing of the sort. Much of society lives a lie (such as the nonsense that teachers live puritanical lives). Those lies are unsustainable with the continued impact of technology on our lives.
- SoftwareMaven 13y ago
  the overwhelming majority of cases... So you recognize there are cases? Why isn't it "In all cases..."? Answer that and you'll have your answer.
- lazyjones 13y ago
  > Give some examples, please You connect to an old friend of the opposite sex on fb. He/she is a silly git and the first thing he/she does is post an old photo with you and him/her visibly drunk on your fb wall. Your current partner sees it and assumes it's a relatively current photo and thus thinks you're cheating on him/her.

by jebeng 13y ago

corresation 13y ago

Give some examples, please. In the overwhelming majority of unwanted picture releases, it is actually the truth that caught people out, not anything "out of context" (which is the ultimate weasel phrase. "Sure I said that racist jokes..but you have to understand that I'm being taken out of context: There weren't any black people in hearing range!"). The teacher that actually has a night life, outside of the lie that everyone sits knitting sweaters for kittens at night. Etc. It is the individual and social lies that get unfurled.

Evbn 13y ago
Teachers get fired for drinking alcohol outside of work, because their employers force them to lie.
gnud 13y ago
Well - if that social lie is nessescary for that teacher to keep her job, it seems pretty harsh to sit on your high horse and say 'lies are the reason - not unintended sharing'. The customary examples in this discussion are battered wives hiding from their abusive husbands, and homosexuals in the UaE.
- corresation 13y ago
  Is it a high horse? Quite a few people seemed to knee-jerk to that assumption, yet it was absolutely nothing of the sort. Much of society lives a lie (such as the nonsense that teachers live puritanical lives). Those lies are unsustainable with the continued impact of technology on our lives.
SoftwareMaven 13y ago
the overwhelming majority of cases... So you recognize there are cases? Why isn't it "In all cases..."? Answer that and you'll have your answer.
lazyjones 13y ago
> Give some examples, please You connect to an old friend of the opposite sex on fb. He/she is a silly git and the first thing he/she does is post an old photo with you and him/her visibly drunk on your fb wall. Your current partner sees it and assumes it's a relatively current photo and thus thinks you're cheating on him/her.