Dave
Staff member
I got an email from CNN that was an alert about a small plane crash that hit a house, probably killing a 1 year old and 13 year old. The mother in the house has survived, but the kids are still missing.
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/09/us/connecticut-plane-crash/index.html
Read the comments section.
I know about the internet dickwad theory and think it applies here in spades. My question is: How would YOU feel about a totally non-anonymous internet where anything you posted would be attributed to your real name?
Personally, while I see the possibility of bad things - stalkers, etc. - I think the benefits probably outweigh the detriments. One of the things that the internet has done was to dumb down the discourse on every topic. While this wouldn't necessarily get rid of that, I believe that such things as the "MUSLIMS!" or "LIBERALS!" kind of utter crap that totally disallows anything even remotely resembling intelligent conversation. I think that if you say something you should be held accountable for this.
Thoughts?
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/09/us/connecticut-plane-crash/index.html
Read the comments section.
I know about the internet dickwad theory and think it applies here in spades. My question is: How would YOU feel about a totally non-anonymous internet where anything you posted would be attributed to your real name?
Personally, while I see the possibility of bad things - stalkers, etc. - I think the benefits probably outweigh the detriments. One of the things that the internet has done was to dumb down the discourse on every topic. While this wouldn't necessarily get rid of that, I believe that such things as the "MUSLIMS!" or "LIBERALS!" kind of utter crap that totally disallows anything even remotely resembling intelligent conversation. I think that if you say something you should be held accountable for this.
Thoughts?