@fraldarius

[boarwitness]

Stop posting anonymously.

If you have a question you want answered, own it.

[that's it

that's the post

wouldn't it be funny if all the replies were anonymous]

Comments

[zauneyete]

What if the Hierarchy is watching? I can see not wanting ones name attached to communication. You never know what they'll use against us.

[ Honestly it is... but also. Now he needs to go ask his kid so he can learn. ]

[boarwitness]

I don't believe for a moment it's anonymous from them. That's just a false sense of security.

[Oh No]

[zauneyete]

As someone who is ever-cautious, I can understand taking every precaution possible. After all, we have the Hierarchy able to use this network, perhaps our own enemies, and who knows what will be used against us in the future...

Besides, unless they were insulting you personally... why not let them do what they want?

[ Oh Yes ]

[boarwitness]

Because it's only going to lead to more problems in the future.

[and it might be silco causing them]

[zauneyete]

In what way?

[ What's wrong with absolute freedom to do whatever you want, Felix? ]

[boarwitness]

Think about it. If there's some chance this isn't being monitored by the Hierarchy, people could post all kinds of things with zero consequences.

[stop he's not interested!!!]

[zauneyete]

So? Isn't it the responsibility of the reader to verify what they're reading?

[boarwitness]

And I'm saying that to do that, people should be putting their name on it. It's not a one-way street.

[zauneyete]

You've never had to do business under the shroud of anonymity, have you? Sometimes, it works to our advantage. Personally, I question anything that people say. Nobody's trustworthy anyway, anonymous or not.

[boarwitness]

[it's all a rather good point? and he also hasn't ever needed to be anon, so this is salient.......]

True.

But I still disagree on principal.

[zauneyete]

Principles are for people who have the luxury.

[ There's literally no chill in this man. ]

[boarwitness]

And you don't?

[have the luxury.]

[zauneyete]

Hah. Down in the Sump? Never.

[boarwitness]

Care to explain further?

[zauneyete]

Where I'm from, having principles gets you killed. Even the pinnacles of the community have been known to lie, betray, and murder, to get where they are, or to get what they want or need.

Talk to the topsiders if you want to hear about principles. They're the ones who can indulge in such things, but for us down in the undercity? It's a one-way trip to, well... here.

[boarwitness]

[hm!]

So it's survival of the fittest. That at least makes sense.

I guess I'm not talking about principles, then. Just being strong enough to attach your name to your deeds. Surely your undercity dwellers appreciated that, too.

[zauneyete]

[ Hm!! He has a point. ]

Something I can appreciate, yes.

However, I've had to keep my head down as well. Part of being capable and able to survive is knowing when to attach your name to something, and part is knowing when to strike from the dark when nobody knows who's doing so.

Strength is only one part of what makes someone capable. Often, it's simply the ability to seize...the right opportunities.

[boarwitness]

Nobody here is seizing anything. That's the problem.

I'd respect someone being direct about its use.

[zauneyete]

That's fair enough. They squander the opportunity, do they not?

Most of the masses will never think to utilize tools until shown the way.

[boarwitness]

[there's a lot to contemplate there. so he just responds with a single word, as her rolls the others around in his head.]

Maybe.

[zauneyete]

Well, if someone decides to be the leader, I'm sure we'll know it when we see it, hm?