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Re:Things that used to be hard and are now easy by theshrike79 on Sunday February 20, 2022 @11:53AM (#30407088)
> * Privacy online

Privacy is a lost cause, the younger generations don't care.

I remember when people were warned about sharing their real information online. over 50% of people I knew were just nicknames on the internet. I had zero clue about their gender, where they lived or what they did for a living. Didn't affect our conversations the least bit.

Now everyone is plastering their faces everywhere they go. Every picture they take has their face next to it. Usually along with their name, the location and the exact time they were in there and who they were with.

Re:Things that used to be hard and are now easy by ghaff on Sunday February 20, 2022 @12:19PM (#30407285)
>over 50% of people I knew were just nicknames on the internet.

Depends on the circles.

On the other hand, I accessed Usenet from a company computer which had my real name and company email. And the local forum on my BBS, most people used their real names and we even got together in person from time to time.

Re:Things that used to be hard and are now easy by Tijdreiziger on Sunday February 20, 2022 @12:54PM (#30407580)
Really? On almost all Discord servers I've visited, everyone has a nickname and doesn't share photos of themselves.

On Instagram, I've also noticed a lot of young people who share e.g. art have a completely anonymous profile (and I guess probably another, non-anonymous profile for their friends only).

Not sure about Snapchat or TikTok, though.

Re:Things that used to be hard and are now easy by theshrike79 on Sunday February 20, 2022 @04:17PM (#30409337)
The problem with Discord and anonymity is the fact that it's really tedious to have multiple Discord accounts.

Let's say you want to keep your work, hobby and private profiles completely separate. You'd need to have one with the official client and the other two with a separate browser each. Also you'd need to be super careful when joining a new server for any category to make doubleplussure you're not joining with the wrong profile.

Re:Things that used to be hard and are now easy by Tijdreiziger on Sunday February 20, 2022 @06:09PM (#30410158)
IME Discord anonymity is more like ‘your friends know it’s you, but strangers can’t find out your real identity’. But I agree, they could do with a profile switcher.
Re:Things that used to be hard and are now easy by yepthatsreality on Sunday February 20, 2022 @12:25PM (#30407325)
I’d say the non-technically inclined groups of people do not care. Instead of privacy being dead there will always be a corner of the population that does not care. That is okay, let them be the fuel for the corpo machine.