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Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by devit on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:54AM (#28747513)
Just don't express yourself online non-anonymously, and in real life don't go to places where cameras are allowed.
Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by ARandomerDude on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:15AM (#28747771)
> in real life don't go to places where cameras are allowed

How do you do that? There are cameras in

- grocery stores

- restaurants

- gas stations

- other cars on the road

- banks

- hospitals

- pharmacies

- pretty much everyone's pocket

- everywhere else

Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by cm2187 on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:03AM (#28747626)
Well, offline discussions between people you know and trust is the modern Samizdat. But it is crazy that we got there without a repressive state.
Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by lotsofpulp on Monday October 04, 2021 @10:55AM (#28747521)
This would translate to do not leave the bathroom in the US, or at least do not go outside your abode.
Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by mc32 on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:06AM (#28747650)
Ironically enough, A senatress from Arizona got accosted to a bathroom with video phone cameras in order to convince (bully) her into a position.
Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by lotsofpulp on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:37AM (#28748078)
What is the purpose of using a different word for a man senator and a woman senator?
Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by Minor49er on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:57AM (#28748444)
To identify their gender. Like the differences between waiter/waitress, masseur/masseuse, actor/actress, and countless of other examples.
Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by lotsofpulp on Monday October 04, 2021 @01:42PM (#28749999)
>To identify their gender.

The purpose of my question was to lead to the inevitable question of what the purpose of identifying a senator's gender was, at least in the context of the comment I was replying to.

>Like the differences between waiter/waitress, masseur/masseuse, actor/actress, and countless of other examples.

I would ask the same question for those, but at least those might be used simply because they are frequently used and it might be habit. But I have never seen the word "senatress" used in 30+ years of living in the US, and I read a ton of political news.

Although, I id not know about masseur and masseuse. I thought all people who gave massages were masseuses. But I am not familiar with the massage scene. I can see a possible purpose for clarifying a woman performing massages versus a man performing massages since someone might prefer a massage from one rather than another.

Re:The reputation economy is turning us into conformists (20... by Minor49er on Monday October 04, 2021 @11:28PM (#28755191)
>The purpose of my question was to lead to the inevitable question of what the purpose of identifying a senator's gender was, at least in the context of the comment I was replying to.

Gender is a large part of one's identity