Artifact 6

Christopher Poole website sound really interesting in what it does. I think anonymity is what makes the Internet unique in many ways and when that is taken away what would that mean for the Internet? I don’t think everywhere on the Internet people should be able to say whatever they want, but I think websites like Poole’s are good. When people have a place to go where they can express themselves in whatever way they want no matter how vulgar they are it will keep them out of other arenas where it would be inappropriate. I also think when people have a place to go where they are not judged as well it gives them in release through words and not through actions. It kind of scary to think of the Internet governs itself but in many ways it does. Poole gave the example of the cat abuser caught. Now how many other videos go up on the web that show crime and nothing happens I don’t know, but it shows that the Internet really has become a community that will stand together and act.

                Would some people stop using it or would more people use it? The Internet is expanding in what it can do in so many ways I think it is hard to say either way. I the Internet should remain private because that’s what I’m use to and I know and the way I use the computer I am safe. If the Internet would be non-private that opens a whole can of worms that scares me a little and I’m not sure why. Maybe it just because it’s change and I and most people don’t like change. How will that change the way I use the Internet?  It’s a weird though for me, but then again the only social networking site I’m on is Facebook and maybe login 2 times a month. I don’t make friends on the Internet as a rule that I follow and not part random groups.  I guess in my mind a nonprivate vs. private Internet are the same  to me because there are people that know how to manipulate the computer and write programs for everything. Those who are open are going to be open and those who want to hide their identity are going to find a way to hide. Which is the same right now, those who are open are going to share opening and those who want to hide, don’t share. I think that if the Internet would go non-private it would give people a false allusion of safety because like I said before of new computer programming.