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Unpopular opinion: internet discourse would be slightly more civil if people’s real names were attached to their Internet Hot Takes.
But yeah, have fun enforcing that, Nikki.
I dunno. I’ve seen some pretty abhorrent shit over Facebook throughout the years.
Yeah Facebook radicalized a lot of people all with their names attached. People fucking showed their face while attempting a coup. We’ve got some real fucking idiots in America
Let's say that you're right. Everyone's words are now connected to their identities. Instead of expressing themselves openly, people now censor themselves because they're afraid of how their family will react when they talk about wanting to transition, they're afraid of how their social activities will be judged by future employers, and they're generally afraid to make any mistakes that might be held against them for the rest of their lives because it's difficult to remove information from the internet once it's there. Is this a better world? Politeness through fear and surveillance?
I don’t disagree with you. But there’s also a flip side. Nazis and other bigots wouldn’t be so open in their bigotry, which could lead to them recruiting fewer people to their cause. Also, state actors such as Russia and China wouldn’t be able to sow mis- and disinformation so readily.
For the record, I believe Nikki’s plan is dumb and will never, ever happen. I’m just using my imagination to see some potential for benefits.
Got a wake up call for you
They would only enforce it against the ones speaking out against the bigots and nazis.
This is a way to track online dissidents who will be a threat to project 2025
Yes a social score is required for a healthy life. -China
I just don't agree based on the state of Facebook.
It was that way in the very beginning of the internet (before www and during the first years of www).
Everthing was relatively civil, and most people went by real names or by mostly well-known nicknames/pseudonyms.
Then money moved in and took control. Anonymity (as opposed to pseudonymity) became neccessary sometimes.
Then huge waves of stupid people moved in and believed that they were in control. Anonymity and pseudonymity was everywhere (and hardly anyone knew the difference).
The bad news: Neither money nor stupid people have any plans to move out.
Good goy