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For those of us who are older, the internet was a way to express ourselves without having to deal with the backlash of having views that weren't popular in your

• joshstrange 12y ago
  This is a very good point, as a 24 year old I will be the first to admit that my ideas may be wrong or misguided (It is what I believe at this point in time but beliefs need to be flexible to adjust to change and I believe mine are). I do see the internet as a way to talk as humans where we are judged by/on our thoughts/ideas and not things like race, political views, religious views, sexual orientation, etc which I understand conflicts with my previous statements. I'll never forgot some of the forums I was on as a kid where I was able to be myself and not be brushed off for being so young, I loved that feeling. Sadly I worry that I won't be able to find that again. There is a great deal of self-censorship that I do because I expect every comment I make to come back later be it positive or negative. It's less of "Oh I won't post that comment" and more of "I won't go near that forum/board/community in case I were to get doxxed". It's just that trying to be anonymous is so hard and even people that think they are doing a good job slip up all the time and get doxxed. If people trying their best fail what hope do I have?