My real name is Ben Royce.
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@bweller @benroyce as someone who finally legally changed name last year, and earlier struggled with hating own name whole life, for me main feature of the internet was possiblity to chose nicknames. Without that, I wouldn't see any sense to use that beyond just searching info needed at the moment - and I wouldn't have any channel for expression as socially isolated nerd.
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I don't fucking care
That's a luxury many people don't have
Some are trans and live in the USA
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and don't want humiliation or regret following them if they fuck up
Lots of valid reasons for #anonymity
So no Mr. #Merz, that's a stupid idea, fuck off
"#Germany's Merz calls for real names on the Internet"
Germany's Merz calls for real names on the internet
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to widespread anonymity on the internet, saying users should post under their real names. "I want to see real names on the internet.
Yahoo News (www.yahoo.com)
@benroyce No coincidence that a majority of those pushing for full names online are in positions of some power and influence - whether through being prominent experts in their fields, tenured professors, media figures, politicians, journalists, thought leaders, or whatever - which insulates them to some extent from coordinated campaigns of abuse and harassment.
Others can have their livelihoods destroyed by malicious actors, be targeted by autocratic regimes, are victims of stalkers, etc.
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I don't fucking care
That's a luxury many people don't have
Some are trans and live in the USA
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and don't want humiliation or regret following them if they fuck up
Lots of valid reasons for #anonymity
So no Mr. #Merz, that's a stupid idea, fuck off
"#Germany's Merz calls for real names on the Internet"
Germany's Merz calls for real names on the internet
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to widespread anonymity on the internet, saying users should post under their real names. "I want to see real names on the internet.
Yahoo News (www.yahoo.com)
I think my real name is Archie Leach. Or was it Antoine Doinel?
Never mind what Fritze says. He's a genuine.... (fill in what you like!) -
I think my real name is Archie Leach. Or was it Antoine Doinel?
Never mind what Fritze says. He's a genuine.... (fill in what you like!)Dummkopf
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Dummkopf
That is still very very friendly. In Hitchcocks "North by Northwest" Cary Grants mother says about her son: "Well, he's a genuine idiot".
The german say: "Not all men are idiots. Some are full idiots" - Nicht alle Männer sind Idioten. Manche sind Vollidioten.
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I don't fucking care
That's a luxury many people don't have
Some are trans and live in the USA
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and don't want humiliation or regret following them if they fuck up
Lots of valid reasons for #anonymity
So no Mr. #Merz, that's a stupid idea, fuck off
"#Germany's Merz calls for real names on the Internet"
Germany's Merz calls for real names on the internet
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to widespread anonymity on the internet, saying users should post under their real names. "I want to see real names on the internet.
Yahoo News (www.yahoo.com)
@benroyce For privacy and security reason it's better to be as anonymous on internet as possible, I don't want to be harassed in real life if someone doesn't like me online.
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More like Donald Duck or Mickey Mouse.
America had Walt Disney, we had Marten Toonder. His main characters were Tom Poes and Olivier B. Bommel but my personal favorite has always been Plukkie Panda.
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I don't fucking care
That's a luxury many people don't have
Some are trans and live in the USA
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and don't want humiliation or regret following them if they fuck up
Lots of valid reasons for #anonymity
So no Mr. #Merz, that's a stupid idea, fuck off
"#Germany's Merz calls for real names on the Internet"
Germany's Merz calls for real names on the internet
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to widespread anonymity on the internet, saying users should post under their real names. "I want to see real names on the internet.
Yahoo News (www.yahoo.com)
@benroyce “I want to know people’s religions when I look at them, they (some) should wear patches on their clothes” -some German chancellor sometime
What is with German chancellors and their love for identities…
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I don't fucking care
That's a luxury many people don't have
Some are trans and live in the USA
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and don't want humiliation or regret following them if they fuck up
Lots of valid reasons for #anonymity
So no Mr. #Merz, that's a stupid idea, fuck off
"#Germany's Merz calls for real names on the Internet"
Germany's Merz calls for real names on the internet
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to widespread anonymity on the internet, saying users should post under their real names. "I want to see real names on the internet.
Yahoo News (www.yahoo.com)
@benroyce That this hrsn and his friends like that Peter Hummelgaard guy just can't shut up and stop for second...
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I don't fucking care
That's a luxury many people don't have
Some are trans and live in the USA
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and don't want humiliation or regret following them if they fuck up
Lots of valid reasons for #anonymity
So no Mr. #Merz, that's a stupid idea, fuck off
"#Germany's Merz calls for real names on the Internet"
Germany's Merz calls for real names on the internet
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for an end to widespread anonymity on the internet, saying users should post under their real names. "I want to see real names on the internet.
Yahoo News (www.yahoo.com)
Wäre es möglich, den Merz bitte zu verurteilen?
Axel E. Fischer, der ein Vermummungsverbot im Internet, Tierheime für Lolcats und anderen Unsinn forderte wurde ja schließlich auch verurteilt.
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P Pteryx the Puzzle Secretary shared this topic
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#Merz is not as venal as Trump (but then, few are), and not as committed to fascism. But he has a vicious temper, and doesn't really seem to see people who are not rich as "people" he ought to care about - they are there to be admonished that they are not contributing enough to Germany's GDP, and thus should work harder.
I always compare him to Diederich Hessling, the villain protagonist of "Der Untertan", a vicious satire of German society of the later years of the Second German Empire. Hessling always licked the boots of those "above him" in order to climb the social ladder, and kicked those "below him", and the same seems to be true of Merz.
