Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online...
by poszlem on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @04:15PM
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> You could use exactly the same argument for not bothering about doing things that pollute, generate landfill, or generally make things worse for society.
Which is why those things need laws to create any meaningful change.
Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online...
by duskdozer on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @07:36AM
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That's not a justification for participating in them yourself, though.
Re:I'm reluctant to verify my identity or age for any online...
by cortesoft on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @05:51PM
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I could make that exact same argument, and people have been for a long time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons
These are all related to the collective action problem (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_action_problem). This is why we have regulations and rules and laws about things like pollution, because we CAN'T rely on everyone wanting to live in a clean world to make everyone not pollute.
Its highly unlikely your vote will swing an election.
If you want easy things to do use cookie blocking extensions.