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Today I was contacted by someone at work. She graduated school with me and our 20 year reunion was coming up. Why did she contact me at work? It was the only way they were able to track me down. I was included in promotional material by name. She told me I "was the hardest to track down"and I had to smile.

This is just a small anecdote about privacy practices and their real life impact (and how your employer can undo all of it, I guess)

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[–] deltapi@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand. Are you saying you're a racist, abusive, narcissistic fuckhead? Or that you're fat?

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 31 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago (4 children)
[–] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Um, why does it matter? He matured and changed. It's a positive attribute, not a negative one.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It doesn’t. Was an attempt at a witty retort.

[–] Syn_Attck@lemmy.today 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I see. Textual communication has a pesky habit of not conveying tone unless you intentionally craft it to. It bugs me that there are so many people who negatively judge someone for decades-old attitudes and worldviews, when positive change should be commended.

Not you, since your comment was in jest, but I question the motives of those think that way unironically.