My real name is Ben Royce.
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@davidtheeviloverlord
Was that really about having no real names? -
@davidtheeviloverlord
Was that really about having no real names?I suspect it was more about racism.
A refusal to believe that names unknown in their own culture could actually be valid in another culture.
And an unwillingness to learn about other cultures.
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I do not fucking care
That's a luxury not a lot of people have
Some are trans
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and want to be free of humiliation and regret if they fuck up and need to go dark
Lots of valid reasons for anonymity
And so no Mr. #Merz, that's terrible 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 People don't know my name when I'm walking outside either. That's a good thing.
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@benroyce People don't know my name when I'm walking outside either. That's a good thing.
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I suspect it was more about racism.
A refusal to believe that names unknown in their own culture could actually be valid in another culture.
And an unwillingness to learn about other cultures.
@davidtheeviloverlord
Will racism ever come to an end? -
@benroyce In my socially obscure case, I'd like to see those glasses try muhahaha
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I do not fucking care
That's a luxury not a lot of people have
Some are trans
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and want to be free of humiliation and regret if they fuck up and need to go dark
Lots of valid reasons for anonymity
And so no Mr. #Merz, that's terrible 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 there sciantific research what is essentials for democracy, and it's whistleblowers. So corrupt politicians know it too. The reason why they pushing user control - it's fear.
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@davidtheeviloverlord
Will racism ever come to an end?I hope so.
And I say that as a white man, someone who can get unfair advantages from racism, even though I don't want to.
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@benroyce We can all use Friedrich Merz, it's a real name apparently.
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I hope so.
And I say that as a white man, someone who can get unfair advantages from racism, even though I don't want to.
@davidtheeviloverlord
I really admire people like you who are opposed to such unfair acts. Racism itself won't end because the racists guve birth to children and influence them to be racists. But we can minimise it if we join the efforts against the common cause. Do people know that Racism didn't end but simply evolved? -
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@benroyce We can all use Friedrich Merz, it's a real name apparently.
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I do not fucking care
That's a luxury not a lot of people have
Some are trans
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and want to be free of humiliation and regret if they fuck up and need to go dark
Lots of valid reasons for anonymity
And so no Mr. #Merz, that's terrible 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 Thank you very much for this Ben. Of course the title and the name shown here aren't real. Why not?
Usually I'm an extremely transparent person. But I live, in another country to the one I was born and grew up in; in a very rural, low pop. area, and my real name is distinctly foreign, thus easily traceable. I used the name first on Twitter in 2009 (to protect my family) because I'd read how discourse there could be brutal, and I've grown to like it.
Merz is dead wrong here.
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I do not fucking care
That's a luxury not a lot of people have
Some are trans
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and want to be free of humiliation and regret if they fuck up and need to go dark
Lots of valid reasons for anonymity
And so no Mr. #Merz, that's terrible 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 his party wants the register of SBGG users, trans people, tooz
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@benroyce Thank you very much for this Ben. Of course the title and the name shown here aren't real. Why not?
Usually I'm an extremely transparent person. But I live, in another country to the one I was born and grew up in; in a very rural, low pop. area, and my real name is distinctly foreign, thus easily traceable. I used the name first on Twitter in 2009 (to protect my family) because I'd read how discourse there could be brutal, and I've grown to like it.
Merz is dead wrong here.
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@davidtheeviloverlord @bweller @benroyce What about a name like Trump.Also unlikely to be real
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@thierry_van_kerm@mastodon.social
Not really unlikely as Chump's real last name is Drumpf. His father changed it, illegally mind you, when he illegally immigrated to the US@nikatjef Really!!! I thought, it was in fact Donald Pinocchio Tramp
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I do not fucking care
That's a luxury not a lot of people have
Some are trans
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and want to be free of humiliation and regret if they fuck up and need to go dark
Lots of valid reasons for anonymity
And so no Mr. #Merz, that's terrible 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 Ha, ha, Merz, get real. FO and tax the rich.
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My real name is Ben Royce. I frequently shoot my mouth off on Mastodon. I do not fucking care
That's a luxury not a lot of people have
Some are trans
Some are in sensitive domestic or work situations
Some are exploring themselves and want to be free of humiliation and regret if they fuck up and need to go dark
Lots of valid reasons for anonymity
And so no Mr. #Merz, that's terrible 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)
A stupid idea indeed, and handles and nicknames are also real names.
Btw the biggest political and economical terrorist Donald J. Trump is using his real name.
#Merz’s call does not solve any real world problem. It only adds to government control, decrease of personal safety and suppression of free speech.
