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Re:How can someone go off-web and anonymize themselves after... by bovermyer on Thursday December 19, 2013 @09:37AM (#6934844)
In my opinion, user24, I like being publicly linked to everything I say or do online. It means that the "me" that exists online is in perfect harmony with the "me" that exists in the physical world. Anything I do online has repercussions for my offline life, and vice versa. It makes me more connected with the world.
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Re:How can someone go off-web and anonymize themselves after... by user24 on Thursday December 19, 2013 @09:46AM (#6934889)
You don't fear that one day you might be denied entry to the UK for this tweet? https://twitter.com/bovermyer/status/398163555742396416
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Re:How can someone go off-web and anonymize themselves after... by bovermyer on Thursday December 19, 2013 @10:24AM (#6935113)
Nope. I'm pretty content to speak my mind and let others figure out whether what I'm saying chimes with their values or not.
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Re:How can someone go off-web and anonymize themselves after... by user24 on Thursday December 19, 2013 @10:47AM (#6935280)
That's very brave of you, and I respect that, and only hope that you never live to regret it.

I perhaps have slightly more fringe interests than you, and in the past have been somewhat indiscreet, albeit on obscure forums.

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Re:How can someone go off-web and anonymize themselves after... by bovermyer on Thursday December 19, 2013 @11:07AM (#6935471)
I have to lie in the bed that I make, for better or worse, heh. I'm not trying to sell a philosophy here, though - only state mine. You're perfectly welcome to your own, and I'm not going to think any worse of you for it.
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Re:How can someone go off-web and anonymize themselves after... by mcphilip on Thursday December 19, 2013 @10:22AM (#6935100)
In theory this sounds great, and I try to live by that principle now, but that doesn't mean I'm comfortable having all my instances of viewing adult material, for instance, in my past attached to my public image.
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Re:How can someone go off-web and anonymize themselves after... by bovermyer on Thursday December 19, 2013 @10:36AM (#6935198)
There are some exceptions, to be sure - for example, I don't share (offline or online) when I'm on the toilet, or what the results were.

But in general, if I have an opinion about something, I'm going to publicly and proudly state it - even if I later have to recant. I'd rather admit publicly that I was wrong than hide my views.

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