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What am I doing? Not giving a fuck about who is hung over or takes drugs
by treetrouble 14y ago
What am I doing? Not giving a fuck about who is hung over or takes drugs
- farnsworth 14y agoIt's not a research tool... you're missing the point.
- treetrouble 14y agoYou're missing my point. That information is uninteresting to me no matter what the purpose of this site is
- Karunamon 14y agoThe point isn't that it's uninteresting to you, the point is that it may very well be interesting to stalkers, bosses, insurance companies, thieves, exes, "lost" relatives, arsonists, mother stabbers, father rapers, litterbugs, jaywalkers, identity thieves, nosy neighbors, and other undesirables. It's a thought experiment. Along the lines of YOU DOLTS, YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T BE PUTTING ALL THIS STUFF OUT HERE!
- treetrouble 14y agoYes, I understand that. The fact is that people drink and do drugs. Smart people, stupid people. That's reality. This is a "thought experiment" that teaches cowardice, IMO
- Karunamon 14y agoOn a purely ideal level I agree with you (the fact that at any time someone has been fired from their job for expressing personal opinions on non-company time does not sit well with me..), but the reality of it is, how many of these people do you think know that their info is on this site and/or accessible to quite literally anyone in the world? Of the people that know that, how many of them do you think understand the implications of that openness? This is why you lock down your privacy settings.
- treetrouble 14y agoYes, I understand the intention of that site and conventional thinking on the subject. Thank you for assisting in my description of an alternative
- garethadams 14y agoI've got a fantastic idea: Why don't you make a list of all the pages on the internet that don't interest you, and then tell HN about it. Then I can use that as the starting point for my list.