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Just writers? I'd suggest that many people putting their thoughts and opinions in any sort of permanent, record-able, store-able, searchable medium are self ce

by alan_cx 12y ago

Just writers? I'd suggest that many people putting their thoughts and opinions in any sort of permanent, record-able, store-able, searchable medium are self censoring to some degree, or at least considering it. In the last few years, I'm saying less and less, let alone writing it down. Im conscious that, for example, anything I write on the internet could be used against me in the future, in ways I cant know about now. Anything I say on the phone is vulnerable too. Its bad enough worrying about the present, but who knows what attitudes will be in the future.

codyb 12y ago
Yea I've definitely thought about it before tweeting, even before favoriting things (which, I don't believe at least, on twitter, anyone should be able to see) but I'm just not certain about anything anymore. With the recent battles with the NYPD here in NYC, I've often found myself on both sides (although certainly more generally identifying with the more open minded (and occasionally less vehement) protestors (although I think it's a societal issue (poverty begets poverty, most people in poverty minorities, people in poverty more likely to commit crime, especially in our materialistic society, most people in bad crime ridden neighborhoods with low social mobility and extremely expensive education are minorities --> thus minorities are bad) as opposed to just random system wide racism that sprang up institutionally through out the country) but despite that, and despite my utmost respect for many members of the NYPD and all of the pleasant interactions I've had with them (generally asking for directions), I'm still a little concerned when I tweet with their hashtag or even their full acronym. I know I'm probably not their biggest suspect, but still... That's a weird feeling.
- TeMPOraL 12y ago
  I'm pretty sure you've missed a close-paren there ;). I don't want to be picky, it's just that the multiple-nesting structure of your comment makes it insanely hard to parse correctly. Would you please mind reformatting it? From my current attempt at parsing it, what I understood is basically "I respect NYPD and have mostly pleasant experience with them, and yet still I'm very conscious of what I tweet if the message has their hashtag/name in it". Is that correct?

by alan_cx 12y ago

codyb 12y ago

Yea I've definitely thought about it before tweeting, even before favoriting things (which, I don't believe at least, on twitter, anyone should be able to see) but I'm just not certain about anything anymore. With the recent battles with the NYPD here in NYC, I've often found myself on both sides (although certainly more generally identifying with the more open minded (and occasionally less vehement) protestors (although I think it's a societal issue (poverty begets poverty, most people in poverty minorities, people in poverty more likely to commit crime, especially in our materialistic society, most people in bad crime ridden neighborhoods with low social mobility and extremely expensive education are minorities --> thus minorities are bad) as opposed to just random system wide racism that sprang up institutionally through out the country) but despite that, and despite my utmost respect for many members of the NYPD and all of the pleasant interactions I've had with them (generally asking for directions), I'm still a little concerned when I tweet with their hashtag or even their full acronym. I know I'm probably not their biggest suspect, but still... That's a weird feeling.

TeMPOraL 12y ago
I'm pretty sure you've missed a close-paren there ;). I don't want to be picky, it's just that the multiple-nesting structure of your comment makes it insanely hard to parse correctly. Would you please mind reformatting it? From my current attempt at parsing it, what I understood is basically "I respect NYPD and have mostly pleasant experience with them, and yet still I'm very conscious of what I tweet if the message has their hashtag/name in it". Is that correct?