Saidit, what if we showed who voted on everything?

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[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Well voting abuses are not domestic abuses, nor do they carry the same statistics. If anything making voting transparent people could see if their votes were legit or not. Once it goes in who knows what happens. If it's public the crowd can shout out and say "Hey, that's not how I voted!" It's just another way Voting_Is_A_Rigged_Joke

Which is freer - living in a state where the elections are rigged and you get the government forced upon you, or living in a state where you can stand up to tyranny with your voice in the open? It's intentionally suppressive and delusional to think we need to hide our votes. And if we actually did need to hid them then the suppression is even worse and self evident.

No. You're so utterly confusing the Facebook data selling issue so much I can't even discuss it until you straighten your concepts out.

Transparency of this site and your personal profile security are not opposing ideas. I'm not asking for everyone's mask to be removed at all. I'm only asking that we know which mask is doing what at all times but the masks remain secure. When a mask goes bad we can address it.

[–]wizzwizz4 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

At least don't make it retroactive.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

What are you afraid of TimothyMartin?

[–]wizzwizz4 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

No, I'm not. But I created the voting data that Saidit currently holds based on the belief that it was not publicly accessible information – or at least that it wasn't easily accessible by the public. Having a list of what I've voted on suddenly appearing would probably cause me to remove my account.

I am as motivated by social pressures as the next person.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Give me an example of anything on SaidIt that is so taboo that you'd be ashamed or frightened if folks found out about it. True or not, hypothetical, whether you are for or against it or even voted for it.

[–]wizzwizz4 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The numerous MartinTimothy inconsistent antisemitic nonsense rants. (I mean the really nonsense ones that contradict themselves, not the ones with a semblance of truth.)

Ok, so maybe I wouldn't quit Saidit, but I'd still feel uncomfortable about it.

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

You'd be "ashamed or frightened if folks found out about" the nonsensical ravings of a lunatic mind?

He's clearly got issues and is making them worse with his aliases.

I'm quite sure I've even voted for some of his posts or comments - whether it was because there was one good idea, or maybe to "read/unread" check them, or from before I even knew about his "issues".

I'm not embarrassed by that. If someone points to one of my votes for him I'll uncheck it, but I won't deny it. I might even leave it if he deserved it.

Ain't no shame nor fear in that.

[–]wizzwizz4 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Not everyone's as immune to social pressures as you are. If I had access to such a list, I'd probably—

This is a problem I have. Heh. I haven't been taking my own advice as regards to reviewing my own beliefs. "What do I think I know, and how do I think I know it?" is a maxim that I claim to live by, but don't. I thought "this is bad" and "this is bad because XYZ" but didn't think "is this something I should be concerned about?".

If a potential employer is snooping around on the web, finds my Saidit (which doesn't come up on the results!) and then proceeds to go through my voting history and disqualifies me from the job, I don't think I'd want to work for them anyway.

Sorry for the discontinuous train of thought. Here's to many more "I'm wrong"s!

[–]JasonCarswell 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pele5vptVgc