Subj : Re: Computer Kits
To   : Jeff
From : boraxman
Date : Mon Jan 31 2022 00:04:47

 Je> Then your defense is to say that what is considered decent changes over
 Je> time and you have changed with the times. Apologize for your past views
 Je> and move on. If you decide instead to double down, then the consequences
 Je> are on you. Your participation in society is as smooth as you make it.
 Je> 

It doesn't work like that.  Activists will take that and destroy you.  By that time it is too late.  You don't get a chance to explain yourself.

I really think you don't know what is going on, and how these people operate. Are you not aware of how these people operate??

 Je> This is true. A lot has changed in a short amount of time.
 Je> Then realize, first and foremost, that social media does not offer
 Je> privacy. It never claimed to offer privacy, and it should never be
 Je> expected to offer privacy. 
 Je> 
 Je> Jeff.

IT does offer it, then settings change on users without warning.  Facebook has privacy settings.  But even then, they will collate data without you knowing.

But for other areas, like an online meeting place, I consider it polite, netiquette if you will, to make it clear.  As I said, the Internet is new, we are learning how to live with it.

I think one custom we need, is that Internet communications are as private as practical.  If you chat on IRC, is it just an ephemeral message, is it logged and searchable?  Is a BBS just for the users who sign up, is it web searchable?  I think this should be considered decent behaviour.

If I chatted with you in a pub, with two others, we would expect the conversation to just be between us.  You would not expect the world to be able to hear it.  We have to move away from the "everything is public" mentality.  The "Internet" is just a computer network.  Not everything is public, or should be.

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