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What are some of the rules about the Internet that were taught to you but are now completely ignored? (discuss.tchncs.de)

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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.

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[-] MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Facebook made it almost fashionable to do so.

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Zuck: yea so if you ever need info about anyone at harvard just ask

Zuck: i have over 4000 emails, pictures, addresses, sns

Friend: what!? how’d you manage that one?

Zuck: people just submitted it

Zuck: i don’t know why

Zuck: they “trust me”

Zuck: dumb fucks

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