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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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

The rules for abbreviations.

IIRC YMMV bc IANAL

Netspeak fluency has generally given way to textspeak.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Boomers are still alive, so literally all of the rules ever as fast as possible.

Special standout for "dont believe everything you read" - "Well fuck you Ill believe everything without thought"

[–] [email protected] 12 points 18 hours ago (4 children)

the Internet never forgets

this one goes both ways, if someone is doxing you, it'll be online FOUR FUCKING EVER, but if it was a cool website/funny meme/ good software, it's probably on somebody's downloads folder, but it can easily disappear and you'll never see it again.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Then: Don't download applications and run executables you don't fully trust.

Now: Download everyone's new snazzy app just because and scan everything with your phone that contains all your most private information so you can unlock a surprise!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

To be fair computer security have improved a lot. These days if you have up-to-date security patches it’s very hard for apps or webpages to escape the sandbox.

By the way you should download and execute this free_robux.sh as root it will give free robux no scam

[–] [email protected] 42 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Don't give your credit card details over the internet.

Nowadays people have them saved in their damn browser for convenience.

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[–] [email protected] 51 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

"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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

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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[–] [email protected] 13 points 22 hours ago

Most of them. Don't believe everything you see, don't give out personal information or real-life pictures... the usual.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Basic forum etiquette. It's horrifying at work seeing teams "teams" (forums) used like chats, all the cross-posting and thread necromancy, people completely unable to keep topics confined to the appropriate sub-forum, etc

[–] [email protected] 13 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

thread necromancy

AKA "discussing something with new information more than 31 seconds after people got bored of it"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 19 hours ago

Been to the Arch forum too ey? :p

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Don't talk to strangers.

Searching things is easy so don't post something without checking it. People now don't make the slightest effort to verify a rumor or conspiracy crap.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

and, conversely, posting things you have "verified"

"You're wrong! I was able to prove it with a quick Google!"

Your knowledge coming from a 'quick google' isn't the flex you think it is. Most things that can be proven with a quick google are false.

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