Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : boraxman
From : Jeff
Date : Fri Jan 28 2022 18:28:55

On 29 Jan 2022, boraxman said the following...
 bo>  Je> Computers and improved communication have made it much more difficult
 bo>  Je> escape our pasts than ever before. Is that a good or bad thing? A cou
 bo>  Je> of centuries ago, one could escape one's past by simply moving to the
 bo>  Je> next town, county, or state (depending on the severity of one's past
 bo>  Je> transgressions) and start a new life. That is becoming less and less
 bo>  Je> possible over time (again, depending on the severity of one's past
 bo>  Je> transgressions). Perhaps the solution is to publicly atone for one's
 bo>  Je> past transgressions rather than trying to hide from them ("one" being
 bo>  Je> purely impersonal reference to a hypothetical person in a hypothetica
 bo>  Je> set of circumstances, and in no way intended to be personally
 bo>  Je> accusatory). That might even contribute to the betterment of society 
 bo>  Je> setting a good example for others to follow.
 bo> To be honest, this sounds utterly awful, dystopic.  I might decide that
 bo> someone you said is awful, by my own subjective interpretation.  You may
 bo> have changed your views.  Why should I judge you based on beliefs you no
 bo> longer have?  How can I tell?

Ask me.

 bo> This is something new.  To compare today with authors is either
 bo> disingenuous or you are failing to understand the new paradigm.  Writing
 bo> a book is different to engaging in a conversation.  Are you suggesting
 bo> that everything anyone says to anyone else, is a "published work"?

Nope, but writing it online is different and we should have no expectations
otherwise.

 bo> Your argument is making little sense.  To suggest that this isn't
 bo> fundamentally different displays a shocking ignorance.

Whether one's beliefs are published in a book or presented online for the
world to read, the expectation that the thoughts and opinions contained
therein are private is misplaced.

Jeff.

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