heysammy

It is for people who see themselves in others and get offended, apparently.

What's stopping you from just... sending a letter or a postcard? Benefits:

1. It comes from your heart.

2. You don't leak PII to internet randos.

3. It shows you put some thought into it.

4. Writing letters is fun, and the post office needs all the help and support it can get. While you're at it, why don't you give THOSE folks some praise, too?

5. A personalized letter doesn't look like something official and frightening. Seriously, you're underestimating how many people this is going to unnecessarily scare, at a time when our institutions are failing more and more.

Maybe we don't need to automate away every last bit of being human.

It was a lot harder to SWAT people when the White Pages existed. American society was much higher-trust then; people didn't show up to pizza parlors with assault rifles because of something they read online.

You'll have to forgive those of us who simply want to remain safe.

I can't think of a better example of gaslighting, wow.

It's easier to target Hackernewses by advertising on their own site.

How could we have gotten great works like Canterbury Tales or Beowulf without rent-seeking copyright protectionism?