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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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[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 83 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When reading a long text, disconnect from the internet as soon as it has loaded so you don't pay for the time you spend reading.

[–] elfpie@beehaw.org 3 points 1 month ago

I remember doing that to read and write my answers in forums. Then someone had already posted the same comment or a better version.