it did not even occur to me, that most people use a screen name. I went with my own just like you Mark. If the govt is out to find you, I don't think you can hide
You know how some people have skeletons in their closet, Ingrid? Well, some people *whistles, kicks pebble, looks skyward* have entire family plots in their walk-ins. These bodies might not be illegal or even immoral. Their existence is just evidence that one's views run counter to the Narrative of the Path to The Greater Good. If the very fine reputations of Drs. Jay Bhattacharya and Judith Curry aren't sufficient to prevent _them_ from them being blacklisted, We the Little People can be dismissed.
And yet these same actors might still have meaningful things to share and perhaps there should be platforms where they can share without having to fend off a DDoS attack of Ad Hominem.
I think for most people the anonymity at most provides a false sense of security. Unless you are very diligent an internet sleuth, 4Chan detective, or the feds can dig out most people in a day or so. I think a lot of people rely on an anonymous screen name and a VPN to protect them and are going to be sorely disappointed when it fails them.
I'm not so much worried about BigFed. I'm Googled out the yinyang - Gmail, Docs, YouTube - and Big Sundar has been watching the whole time.
And they don't really want to be the ones to sniff out a small fry like me. They'd rather some "grass roots" concern create a Cancel and Dox campaign against We the Little People.
This is just the right place for such conversation.
I don’t think anyone is under the illusion that using a screen name could stop the likes of the NSA from connecting to your real identity. The regime just doesn’t like people having the audacity to not even conceal themselves.
It's the little guys that worry me. The petty bureaucrats that want to ingratiate themselves with the regime and see you as an easy target. The FBI and NSA already know who I am.
I mean, sure, the NSA knows, but it was twitter mobs scouring the internet for wrong-speak that got a lot of people fired in 2020-2022. Who got Gina Carano cancelled? Not the NSA.
Flying Monkeys (why is this not a band name?)Those things freaked me out as a kid...and they still do (perfect description). So I'll keep my pseudo-anonymity, thank you.
I put my name on all my stuff.
https://markoshinskie8de.substack.com/p/why-i-never-bought-the-scam
But I don't discount what you say.
it did not even occur to me, that most people use a screen name. I went with my own just like you Mark. If the govt is out to find you, I don't think you can hide
You know how some people have skeletons in their closet, Ingrid? Well, some people *whistles, kicks pebble, looks skyward* have entire family plots in their walk-ins. These bodies might not be illegal or even immoral. Their existence is just evidence that one's views run counter to the Narrative of the Path to The Greater Good. If the very fine reputations of Drs. Jay Bhattacharya and Judith Curry aren't sufficient to prevent _them_ from them being blacklisted, We the Little People can be dismissed.
And yet these same actors might still have meaningful things to share and perhaps there should be platforms where they can share without having to fend off a DDoS attack of Ad Hominem.
I think for most people the anonymity at most provides a false sense of security. Unless you are very diligent an internet sleuth, 4Chan detective, or the feds can dig out most people in a day or so. I think a lot of people rely on an anonymous screen name and a VPN to protect them and are going to be sorely disappointed when it fails them.
I'm not so much worried about BigFed. I'm Googled out the yinyang - Gmail, Docs, YouTube - and Big Sundar has been watching the whole time.
And they don't really want to be the ones to sniff out a small fry like me. They'd rather some "grass roots" concern create a Cancel and Dox campaign against We the Little People.
This is just the right place for such conversation.
(opens closet. Oh no, a dead spider :0)
LOL
I don’t think anyone is under the illusion that using a screen name could stop the likes of the NSA from connecting to your real identity. The regime just doesn’t like people having the audacity to not even conceal themselves.
It's the little guys that worry me. The petty bureaucrats that want to ingratiate themselves with the regime and see you as an easy target. The FBI and NSA already know who I am.
Screen names make it much more difficult for lay users to determine who the author is.
The NSA is surely capable but, if you're that deep in, its unlikely that you haven't already had a visit from Men in Black.
I mean, sure, the NSA knows, but it was twitter mobs scouring the internet for wrong-speak that got a lot of people fired in 2020-2022. Who got Gina Carano cancelled? Not the NSA.
Exactly THIS.
They - The Big They - might not cancel you directly but they'll send out the Flying Monkeys to do their bidding.
Flying Monkeys (why is this not a band name?)Those things freaked me out as a kid...and they still do (perfect description). So I'll keep my pseudo-anonymity, thank you.
"Those things freaked me out as a kid"
Same. My 83 year old mother still tells that story when I was maybe 7 watching TWoO the first time then had a nightmare.
I was probably up late, all hopped up on popcorn and chocolate ice cream.