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What are some of the rules about the Internet that were taught to you but are now completely ignored? (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For me, it was that the Internet never forgets and that you should never enter your real name. In my opinion, both of these rules are now completely ignored.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

I'm with you on the no real names, no nudes. "Don't dox yourself" was the norm pre-Myspace. Facebook made it almost fashionable to do so.

I'm fine with shorthand and colloquialisms, especially in the era of the smartphone and their lack of physical keyboards.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

It made sense with t9 texting. Smartphones have easy to use keyboards and autocorrect. No reason to still type like you have to make 7 or 8 key presses to type "you."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Facebook made it almost fashionable to do so.

"

Zuck: yea so if you ever need info about anyone at harvard just ask

Zuck: i have over 4000 emails, pictures, addresses, sns

Friend: what!? how’d you manage that one?

Zuck: people just submitted it

Zuck: i don’t know why

Zuck: they “trust me”

Zuck: dumb fucks

"

One of many sources

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago

I'm fine with shorthand and colloquialisms, especially in the era of the smartphone and their lack of physical keyboards.

It wasn't even cool once t9 emulation came in. But writing with no regard for the audience, that's apparently eternal.

Put in the effort or eat the down-votes.