alt Hacker News> That is not possible and it is extremely suppressive to express yourself.
Also for the fact that you cannot predict how future powers will view past comments - for instance, certain benign political views 20 years ago could become "terroristic speech" tomorrow.
I operate by a simple, general rule - I don't often say anything online I wouldn't say directly to someone's face in real life.
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WorldPeas • today at 12:01 AM
I think the problem with this, especially amongst younger people, is having spent so much time online, they don't know where to draw this line anymore.
actionfromafar • yesterday at 8:38 PM
Interesting. You could probably get into trouble in those two places for extremely different things you said.
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> I operate by a simple, general rule - I don't often say anything online I wouldn't say directly to someone's face in real life.
More people should keep this same energy. I try to stress this to my kids and it feels like it's falling on deaf ears in regards to my teen. Alas.