>Regardless of what Anonymous can be, the media has latched on to the "computer hacking,"
The media is going to link bait and, frankly, a lot of them make money off the current establishment and don't like upstarts rocking the boat. Personally I would ignore the media aspect because there is no reasonable way to appeal to the Fox/CNN crowd.
>any possible positive outcome for Anonymous has long been overshadowed by the destructive
I disagree. You yourself have different goals and focus on different victories they've had. Every person like you can be the change you want to see tomorrow.
Dabblers never understand what it is they're dabbling in. That can't be fixed. And making the world a better place normally comes at the expense of those who gain from it being as it is. These two facts combined mean Anon will always have a bad rep with the uninformed no matter what anyone does. I say one should just ignore it and do what we can for the causes we care about. If the world gets better for people do we really care so much who gets the credit? Credit is good to get people involved but I would argue that most of the ones who can make the difference will know who was actually responsible and will get their motivation from results.
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>Regardless of what Anonymous can be, the media has latched on to the "computer hacking,"
The media is going to link bait and, frankly, a lot of them make money off the current establishment and don't like upstarts rocking the boat. Personally I would ignore the media aspect because there is no reasonable way to appeal to the Fox/CNN crowd.
>any possible positive outcome for Anonymous has long been overshadowed by the destructive
I disagree. You yourself have different goals and focus on different victories they've had. Every person like you can be the change you want to see tomorrow.
Dabblers never understand what it is they're dabbling in. That can't be fixed. And making the world a better place normally comes at the expense of those who gain from it being as it is. These two facts combined mean Anon will always have a bad rep with the uninformed no matter what anyone does. I say one should just ignore it and do what we can for the causes we care about. If the world gets better for people do we really care so much who gets the credit? Credit is good to get people involved but I would argue that most of the ones who can make the difference will know who was actually responsible and will get their motivation from results.