No Dice

Daily writing prompt

How would you describe yourself to someone who can’t see you?

Over the last several months, I’ve seen that a lot of my fellow WordPress bloggers are reluctant to share too much personal information on these daily prompts. Typically they will say things like they don’t want miners collecting personal information on them.

well, in most cases, I don’t get too concerned about that, this is one instance where I’m going to agree with my fellow word press bloggers.

when I started this blog, my intention was to keep myself completely anonymous. Not only that, but I keep the people that I talk about on here anonymous as well. So, sorry WordPress. I’m not gonna sit here and describe what I look like for someone who couldn’t see me.

I like the relative anonymity in which I’m able to write with on this blog. Even at that, I’ve probably given away way too much personal information on this blog over the years.

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8 responses to “No Dice”

Johnbritto Kurusumuthu

July 31, 2024

Your perspective on anonymity in blogging is insightful.🤝👏🌷

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Susan Taylor

July 31, 2024

i’m one that wrestles with the privacy/mining but i came to that conclusion *years* after i started blogging. this post felt less threatening from that standpoint. but i have tons of pictures of myself on here so if there really is someone/AI data mining they have plenty. to what end? probably to sell me things. i don’t know why anyone would want any info on my tame and relatively boring self otherwise:

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1. rebuilding rob
  
  July 31, 2024
  
  My whole thing was trying to remain anonymous goes back to the beginning of my blog. When I first started writing, I was going through my divorce. So I would talk about proceedings as they were happening, and my experiences trying to start dating again. Needless to say, I didn’t wanna put my name out there or name of anyone else involved.
  
  Out of habit I guess, I’ve kept things relatively anonymous
  
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  1. Susan Taylor
    
    July 31, 2024
    
    makes complete sense. there are things i work to keep private but i have probably given away much more than i have even intended.
    
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  2. Susan Taylor
    
    July 31, 2024
    
    also when i started my blog only people who knew me in person were reading so privacy wasn’t relevant
    
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2. Silk Cords
  
  August 1, 2024
  
  It’s gone beyond selling anymore, and about influencing. By studying what’s written, how it’s worded, etc… The people that buy the datamined info can tell what your views are and how best to manipulate them. It’s no accident that politics (as one huge example) has become complete mob mentality on both sides today. Everything from brands purchased to core beliefs is subject to manipulation via a pieces of data put together.
  
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  1. rebuilding rob
    
    August 1, 2024
    
    It’s crazy the way that people can extrapolate so much information from casual data
    
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  2. Silk Cords
    
    August 1, 2024
    
    The study of human behavior has advanced to the point that everything (colors, the type of car you drive, your style of clothes) has a meaning. A fair number of those meanings are still generalizations, but when we give them enough info about ourselves, the generalizations can become confirmed patterns. Some other things, like a displayed victim mentality and animosity towards another group are a straight out road map to being manipulated and triggered.
    
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