Re:Gwern answers 'Ask gwern: Who are you?'
by Samuel_Michon on Sunday May 05, 2013 @10:42PM
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“People on facebook aren't necessarily outspoken, as they have private profiles”
I don’t hide any Facebook content from visitors who aren’t friends, because I don’t trust Facebook to keep my information private anyways. I’m sure I'm not the only one.
“I'm talking about posters who discuss controversial topics publicly”
No, you were generalizing, making it seem that everyone has to hide their real name online.
“makes me wonder in what form this kind of "hateful" harassment [...] existed in the days without Internet”
All the examples you already mentioned (snail mail, phone calls), it’s nothing new. If someone wants to make your life unpleasant, there have always been ways to do so.
Re:Gwern answers 'Ask gwern: Who are you?'
by jabbernotty on Monday May 06, 2013 @01:06AM
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> I don’t hide any Facebook content from visitors who aren’t friends, because I don’t trust Facebook to keep my information private anyways. I’m sure I'm not the only one.
You don't trust Facebook to keep your information private, and your response is to share the content you add with the world?
That confuses me.
Re:Gwern answers 'Ask gwern: Who are you?'
by Samuel_Michon on Monday May 06, 2013 @01:27AM
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I’ll explain: by posting it for everyone to see, I won’t be tempted to share content that I would mind being leaked. It also keeps me from gossipping and speaking ill of others, and it trains me not to do so AFK either.
Sounds like you're not being outspoken to me if you're censoring yourself because you know it'll be public.
Re:Gwern answers 'Ask gwern: Who are you?'
by Samuel_Michon on Monday May 06, 2013 @02:45AM
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On forums as well as on Facebook, I discuss technology preferences, religion, cultural differences, politics, sports, gender roles, dating, and more. I’m plenty outspoken, Posting in public just makes me try a bit harder not to be a dick.
For most people, posting under their real identity doesn't really get them in trouble. I'm talking about posters who discuss controversial topics publicly- not only is it so easy for someone to send in anonymous hate emails, but now they can anonymously harass the poster in real life by calling up their boss or family members, after a few clicks of research on the Internet.
It makes me wonder in what form this kind of "hateful" harassment (say, one step below actual hate crimes) existed in the days without Internet.