On 16 May 2002 at 13:54, Matt Grimaldi wrote: > Reggie Bautista wrote: > > > > The Fool wrote: > > >Companies are creating false citizens to try to change the way we > > >think > > > > > >By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 14th May 2002 > > [snip] > > > > Minor spoilers below for Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead... > > > > S > > > > P > > > > O > > > > I > > > > L > > > > E > > > > R > > > > S > > > > P > > > > A > > > > C > > > > E > > > > Does this sound like what Ender's sister and brother did in _Ender's > > Game_ and (for Valentine at least) _Speaker for the Dead_ to anyone > > else? > > > > Reggie > > > > Yes, it does, and now it could prevent something like their deception > (and how seriously it was taken) from really happening, or at least > being a novel concept...which could be a Good Thing (TM) after all.
Well, remember that in all the books, they talk about using identities, and people being taken seriously for what they SAY. And the fact that a certain YOUNG Boy basically tricks his way into power by hiding his real identify :P So no, I'm NOT sure it's a good example :P But yeah, we need some form of verification of online identification for people who want it, for certain places and times. Andy Dawn Falcon
