They’re semi-famous now, but it was actually a friend of mine who originally wrote them. They’re a list of ten rules of thumb to go by when using the internet. They imply things like the potential drawbacks of assuming someone’s other identities, how to caution against archive forgery, when the best time is to complain about mods, etc. and serve as a go-to for advice on interpersonal relations when indirect contact is at play. Written in the style of a Greek philosopher, they were written in a setting where people were committing massive collateral damage with their animosity/gullibility/skepticism and they have paved a better modus operandi than many contemporaries can. Confidently asserted but open to at least some change, what would you add?

  • j4k3@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    One’s true character shines when no other light is present. Who you are when you believe yourself anonymous, is the real version of yourself. This is the version without the mask that peer pressure forces upon you. The mask of accountability to others, if you were to act like your true self, is a powerful motivator to alter your behavior. The person you are without the mask of social accountability, is the truest version of yourself.