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What are some of the rules about the Internet that were taught to you but are now completely ignored? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 month ago by Decency8401@discuss.tchncs.de to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For me, it was that the Internet never forgets and that you should never enter your real name. In my opinion, both of these rules are now completely ignored.

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 114 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Don't feed the trolls.

Of course nowadays its nearly impossible to tell whos spouting racial slurs to get folks mad and whos doing it because they're just an asshole.

[–] Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 49 points 1 month ago

Don't feed the AI

[–] Pyflixia@kbin.melroy.org 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just assume almost everybody is an asshole online and you can't be wrong. Because anonymity has granted them that capability.

[–] Localhorst86@feddit.org 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The fact that people being assholes with their real names on Facebook tells me, anonymity has nothing to do with it.

[–] Pyflixia@kbin.melroy.org 4 points 1 month ago

Facebook has no anonymity though. So it's different. You are sole responsible for who you allow yourself to add that now may know your real name.

I think people being assholes on FB with their real names makes filtering a hell of a lot easier.

[–] digdilem@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago

More recently, this behaviour is known as "driving engagement"

[–] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I remember when it was just funny edgy humor that was clearly satirical for the most part because a lot of us were just dumb kids. It was abrasive and stupid but you had this feeling everyone was in on the joke.

But bizarre satire has turned to deeply held conviction.

I'm not just sad that the mean spirited trolling persists, but that it's gotten more sincere and often must be taken seriously. :(