Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : Arelor
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Jan 30 2022 13:40:54

 Ar> The problem comes when some moron shows up and reconstructs something
 Ar> you said 3 years ago, casts it under a bad light, and gathers a lynch
 Ar> mob.
 Ar> 

The problem is that what is 'decent' changes.  Things that society thought were perfectly acceptable not that long ago, are considered hateful.  Social activists are constantly shifting the goalposts.

People are saying that attitides and movies from only a decade ago are "outdated".  At work, a HR staffer described language in a survey as being "outdated" and they need to work on it.  I honestly couldn't find what was wrong, other then maybe using term 'male' or 'female'.

They don't have to reconstruct what you said.  They can find what you said, verbatim, and say you were expressing outdated and hateful views.

This is why in this social climate, we should by default seek privacy.  I think it is dangerous to make speech public by default, unless it is clear and explicit when people post, it is world-accessible.

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