Even if censorship / canceling / doxing were out of the picture, there is still another source of danger: The combination of surveillance and persistence.
I often cringe when I read things I wrote several years ago. I have evolved, my views have changed. Had I posted that somewhere on the Internet it would be out there “forever”. It wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that someone (or worse, some shitty “AI”) would be able to pick that up years later and mis-interpret it into biased conclusions, with real-world consequences.
The Internet has become a huge Petri dish for social dynamics, power struggles, and human psychology. I'm sure we have only just scratched the surface of what effects that will have on society and individuals.
I often cringe when I read things I wrote several years ago. I have evolved, my views have changed. Had I posted that somewhere on the Internet it would be out there “forever”. It wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that someone (or worse, some shitty “AI”) would be able to pick that up years later and mis-interpret it into biased conclusions, with real-world consequences.
The Internet has become a huge Petri dish for social dynamics, power struggles, and human psychology. I'm sure we have only just scratched the surface of what effects that will have on society and individuals.