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  1. Oct 2024
    1. Trolling Examples

      Trolling has its pros whether it be bringing people together, creating communities (ex people who like trolling those indian scammer call centers) and it can surely get a laugh out of people (which I think is the main reason people troll)

    1. Fig. 7.1 On

      I know many comments here talk about how much of an outrage making the blue checkmark purchase-able, and in doing so, making trolling way easier than before, however, I would like to add on the ethical POV about verification, identity and authenticity: monetizing one of the only ways to verify an important figure's identity online is definitely a morally wrong decision. When taking a step back and looking at the situation, is a bit more money worth all the problems that arise??

  2. Sep 2024
    1. You can’t put this stuff back in the box. Once it’s out there, it’s out there. And there are no guardians. It’s terrifying. The end.

      This kind of relates back to today's lecture when we were all talking about the ethical consequences of creating something (reddit bots), I think he said this last part perfectly; you can't really control how your creation can be used