Anonymous, the Ultimate Social Experiment

[tseran]

I have been reading up on Anonymous lately and have been more then a little intrigued by them. For those that don't know, here is a link on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_(group) The thing about Anonymous is that it is, as the Baltimore City Paper

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[dacileva]

"The Habbo Raids: Okay, these are just childish, and chances are, these are perpetrated by the younger members of Anonymous, who just want to act out. Also, part of it, with their fascination of nazi and racism, shows that there is a lack of compassion."

Ryan, you have missed a major aspect of the Habbo Raids. The moderators of Habbo have, in many instances, been ridiculously racist and randomly banning to anyone with an avatar with black skin. That's the whole reason Anonymous does Habbo Raids. Habbo Raids are intended to satirize the racism of Habbo's authorities.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/pools-closed

[tseran]

Oh ho! NOW it all makes sense. I wasn't aware of this particular aspect of this raid. Of course, the Wikipedia entry didn't mention THAT. Then again, I wouldn't expect it to. This changes the raids into a MUCH better thing. In fact, that makes ones of the negative things about Anonymous a very positive one. Thanks Nik!

PS. I am thinking of getting a Star*Drive (using Alternity) RPG game going some time in the new year...know anyone interested?

[dacileva]

Actually, I do.

Saras and I are both interested, and one of our WoW friends is, too. Bug me on Yahoo! Messenger as nik.landauer (I'm on YIM all day when working).