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Does Lemmy feel hostile and/or insular to you? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 0 points 4 months ago (10 children)

"Hygiene" as in "no-one would take me seriously with this comment history so time to make a new one"?

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (9 children)

    Hygiene as in I don't want to get doxxed, or have someone compiling a profile on me. What do I care if a rando takes me seriously or not? 🤷‍♂️

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  • [+] -7 points 4 months ago* (8 children)

    I don't want to get doxxed

    Do you post your name and/or address or anything that could be used to ID you? How is changing an account going to influence that.

    "Someone compiling a profile on me"

    Sure, yeah, buddy. "They're following YOU, but luckily making a new account completely gets rid of whatever tinfoil entity you're imagining."

    The only people I could see that being a problem for is anyone part of anything organised and not wanting to get caught.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    Considering the US government is currently dragging people to court over their innocuous social media posts, maybe this take is a little short-sighted.

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  • [–] -2 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Yes the US intelligence apparatus must be just so lost when you create a new account on Lemmy. Ofc they are. You're safe from them by doing that.

    #/S

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    Honestly, bro, why do you even care? Being a smug prick over insignificant shit like this is exactly the kind of asshole behavior OP is posting about.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 child)

    Depending on how you made that account, yes, that can completely foil a state-level adversary. Snowden got away.

    Saying the government doesn't care about our shitposting has substance to it. Saying they have infinite surveillance power and also that's fine, on the other hand, feels like it's been reasoned backwards from a conclusion.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago

    Thinking the government is interested in an individuals shit posting is beyond delusional.

    Data only works as prediction when you have tons of it.

    And for that it doesn't matter what your username is.

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