Re:Want anonymity? Make a persona not a mystery
by barbariangrunge on Friday February 03, 2023 @04:12PM
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It's windy and raining outside and the sky is grey.
Somebody knocks on the door. A man opens it and finds a man in a Nazi uniform standing there, looking impatient.
"Are there any Jews inside?" the Nazi asks.
"Yes, several. They are in my attic," the home owner replies.
The Nazi takes the Jews away into the windy, rainy afternoon, and nobody ever sees them again.
The home owner feels good about himself for being so truthful, and years later, looks down on everybody who criticizes him for his decision that day, thinking, "those lying Jews, trying to make those Nazis think they weren't here."
Somebody knocks on the door. A man opens it and finds a man in a Nazi uniform standing there, looking impatient.
"Are there any Jews inside?" the Nazi asks.
"Yes, several. They are in my attic," the home owner replies.
The Nazi takes the Jews away into the windy, rainy afternoon, and nobody ever sees them again.
The home owner feels good about himself for being so truthful, and years later, looks down on everybody who criticizes him for his decision that day, thinking, "those lying Jews, trying to make those Nazis think they weren't here."
Is the home owner a good person?
commentary: The home owner is not a good person