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- Wednesday August 26, 2009
- Location
- New Forest, England.
Fido said:I argued that it created people who simply didn't exist in real life.
Anyone else have any thoughts about this?
SirPrize said:Absolutely.
SirPrize exists nowhere outside these portals, he is an alter-ego - and an elegant, cultivated and erudite mask that I use to hide my rather lumpen self.
There is nothing delusional about any this - I know precisely who and what I am and so do my friends - SP is merely what one might call an Internet tool.
Fun - innit?
Blyth Spirit said:I think that user anonymity simply allows complete freedom of expression in the blogosphere.
hunnymonster said:Blyth Spirit said:I think that user anonymity simply allows complete freedom of expression in the blogosphere.
But that's the whole thing - you are not anonymous online, the best you can ever be is multiply pseudonymous - and given time, anyone could track you down from your internet personae - it's not required to have any massive elite hacker skills to do so. All your pseudonyms & personae do is slow that down slightly.
Pig Cat said:No doubt most members here have sides to their personalities or views that they wish to keep secret from others, so they don't discuss them. This is just the same as in real life. I get the impression that Fido doesn't like the anonymous nature of the internet because he can't fully get to know anyone. Making a true friend online is not easy. I count many of you guys as friends but I would not expect you to drop everything to help me if I was in trouble. That's the job of 'real' friends with relationships made face-to-face and over time. We are sharing ideas and banter, but it is not the same as sharing experiences. Perhaps knowing what each other look like would help (e.g. at work when putting a face to someone you phone regularly helps the relationship), but it is still not the same as actually meeting somebody. Perhaps we need this TSR Get-Together quite badly?!
sonny said:Good topic. Fido, are you in favor of ID Cards?
Fido said:sonny said:Good topic. Fido, are you in favor of ID Cards?
No. The money would be better spent elsewhere.
Pig Cat said:OK how about in theory, if there was enough money available not to affect other services? Personally I used to be pro, but am gradually changing my view. I think partly I've thought about it since the BNP's presence has increased and can't help but think how an even less savoury government than we have now came in to power.
antdad said:Pig Cat said:OK how about in theory, if there was enough money available not to affect other services? Personally I used to be pro, but am gradually changing my view. I think partly I've thought about it since the BNP's presence has increased and can't help but think how an even less savoury government than we have now came in to power.
Has the BNP increased in presence in your area? What is it about this present government that is unsavoury or even remotely comparable?
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