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nextlevelwizard | 2 days ago

As kid who grew up on anonymous boards, I never even read user names. Accounts are ephemeral and worthless. Ideas are only things that matter.

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dewey|2 days ago

> Accounts are ephemeral and worthless.

I'd state the exact opposite, especially in times where fake news, bot farms and AI generated content are everywhere it matters if something comes from a trusted source or not.

nextlevelwizard|2 days ago

Maybe again because I don’t care about a source I have always operated in a way that assumes other’s aren’t telling the truth.

I don’t care about how many up or down votes some comment or piece of content has. I also have never blindly trusted videos or pictures. All sources can be corrupted and as such shouldn’t be trusted without verification.

Which is why I still don’t value accounts nor read user names.

Even with people I personally know I have always used the phrase: “trust, but verify”

Minor49er|2 days ago

I better start leaving higher quality comments on here so I can increase the social value of my account and sell it