Subj : Re: Notice that...
To   : Blue White
From : boraxman
Date : Fri Feb 18 2022 18:45:14

 BW> I agree and it is good that it is eschewed.  The FIDO echo in question is
 BW> the POLITICS echo, so it is difficult to eschew it there and my
 BW> explanation above is why I would prefer not to allow aliases.  Too many
 BW> dumb-dumbs would abuse it and ruin it for the folks who are trying to
 BW> remain anonymous for the reason you mention.
 BW> 

Fair enough, but this is an era of McCarthy like suppression (likely worse), where people will google your name and if they don't like your politics, may decide against you because "you don't fit the company values".

In this day and age, I'm just not willing to give people who think they need to save the world by cutting out people with the wrong "values" a reason.

I have no issue with my politics, but you can't exactly explain yourself when they trawl through the internet for your name.  One hint that you're not converged could make the difference between you getting that next job or not.

Maybe I'm paranoid, after all, its not like I'm promoting fascism or anything, but when Adele gets blasted for saying she is proud to be a woman, well, there are too many crazies out there.

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