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.

  • subignition@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    Huh. I never saw that used as an excuse. I always took it as, “normal” people show their true colors when they feel divorced from consequences for their actions/speech

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      1 month ago

      Same. I think OP may have missed the point, although they’re right that there’s more to it than the rule makes it seem like.