Punk Genius :verified_root: on Nostr: npub1nwu97…3usry Modern platforms giving people the expectation that blocking is an ...
npub1nwu97gftp2368kz0w887m7n4fn6h6lw37v2pz5uh8ep3g8wnsy5qw3usry (npub1nwu…usry) Modern platforms giving people the expectation that blocking is an impervious invisibility cloak is one of the reasons that online discourse is so cancerous nowadays.
Not to mention, it gives people a false sense of security, especially given that younger generations are becoming increasingly tech illiterate. You and I are aware that public posts are an unauthenticated browser session away, but zoomers generally don't understand this.
I've been accused of running a "hacked Mastodon" because I was able to view someone's post in an unauthenticated browser session (in fact, because they were on a different instance on which I did not have an account, this was the *only* way to view their account, block or no block) and then ran around telling everyone who would listen that I was using a "hacked Mastodon"
Not to mention, it gives people a false sense of security, especially given that younger generations are becoming increasingly tech illiterate. You and I are aware that public posts are an unauthenticated browser session away, but zoomers generally don't understand this.
I've been accused of running a "hacked Mastodon" because I was able to view someone's post in an unauthenticated browser session (in fact, because they were on a different instance on which I did not have an account, this was the *only* way to view their account, block or no block) and then ran around telling everyone who would listen that I was using a "hacked Mastodon"