> Why is everyone in this thread so okay with more surveillance?
Sentiment on hacker news is surprisingly split on age verification as an abstract concept. There are always a lot of posts in favor of age verification.
I’ve tried engaging with some of them and it usually reveals a belief that age verification will only apply to certain sites they don’t use and don’t want other people using easily: Facebook, porn sites, TikTok, Instagram and the like.
As soon as age verification comes too close to services we might use, like Discord, the sentiment turns to complete outrage.
Sentiment on hacker news is surprisingly split on age verification as an abstract concept. There are always a lot of posts in favor of age verification.
I’ve tried engaging with some of them and it usually reveals a belief that age verification will only apply to certain sites they don’t use and don’t want other people using easily: Facebook, porn sites, TikTok, Instagram and the like.
As soon as age verification comes too close to services we might use, like Discord, the sentiment turns to complete outrage.