Larry Detweiler wrote:
part of L.D.'s demonstrations were the harm that someone with some ingenuity, flair, malice, and boredom could wreak on any cyberspatial community through the use of unrestrained anonymity/pseudonymity. and it appears that some of you still don't get the point. perhaps another reminder or demonstration is in order
Larry has from time to time attempted to prove that net anarchy is a bad thing, because people can engage in nasty pointless destructive behavior. In addition to his battles with the cypherpunks list over anonymity, he has also argued with pretty much the entire net community that without a central authority it is meaningless to attempt to distinguish between good conduct and bad conduct, and has attempted to prove his thesis by actual demonstration. His accounts have been repeatedly yanked, he has found himself under endless savage attack by a large part of the entire internet, and has repeatedly gone completely insane, possible because of the emotional stress resulting from massive hostility, denigration, and contempt from huge numbers of people. Of late his attacks have become more cautious and less likely to provoke massive retaliation. He appears to have recovered his sanity temporarily. Perhaps another reminder or demonstration is in order. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd@echeque.com