For me, it was that the Internet never forgets and that you should never enter your real name. In my opinion, both of these rules are now completely ignored.

  • kingthrillgore
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    “Don’t believe everything you read on the internet. -Abraham Lincoln

    Social media, a gorilla getting shot, two US elections, and GenAI later, we have completely fallen off this one simple rule.

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      The amount of boomer bait on Facebook is staggering. The amount of Boomers falling for obviously AI-generated shite even moreso.

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          I personally have the opposite issue. Things often sound way too much like satire these days when they get referenced or pop up in memes, then I find a reputable article talking about it. Everything sounds like !nottheonion@lemmy.world