Why, no, thank you, I don’t have any appreciation for this bubble you are bursting. I figured some had to be just tales but it’s hard to know exactly how much of it is bs. So thanks.
That’s good, Happy I could help.
I say that because I know that some people get very upset by internet myth-busting because the scary stories are kind of fun. I can get that I do like horror movies and scary stories, but I also value education and many times people present dark web horror as if it most of it were real.
I also realize that presenting what are for the most part hobby sites run by passionate individuals as evil, dark, or illegal for the purpose of telling scary stories for clout is actually pretty gross, dishonest, and harmful. Which at least in my opinion really outweighs any enjoyment these stories might give by being scary stories, because in essence they demonize the idea of hobbyists running their own hidden websites but possibly also decentralized services as a whole, as an example I’ve already heard some people talking about how decentralized messaging platforms like Matrix are “creepy” or “like the dark web” and also similar stories about Lemmy or Masotodon as well. The irony is that people say you can’t find evil dark stuff on the clearnet but the most evil sites I’ve seen are on the clearnet and actually are well known for their awfulness, they may also have onion versions but they’re for the most part publicly visible.
Why, no, thank you, I don’t have any appreciation for this bubble you are bursting. I figured some had to be just tales but it’s hard to know exactly how much of it is bs. So thanks.
That’s good, Happy I could help. I say that because I know that some people get very upset by internet myth-busting because the scary stories are kind of fun. I can get that I do like horror movies and scary stories, but I also value education and many times people present dark web horror as if it most of it were real.
I also realize that presenting what are for the most part hobby sites run by passionate individuals as evil, dark, or illegal for the purpose of telling scary stories for clout is actually pretty gross, dishonest, and harmful. Which at least in my opinion really outweighs any enjoyment these stories might give by being scary stories, because in essence they demonize the idea of hobbyists running their own hidden websites but possibly also decentralized services as a whole, as an example I’ve already heard some people talking about how decentralized messaging platforms like Matrix are “creepy” or “like the dark web” and also similar stories about Lemmy or Masotodon as well. The irony is that people say you can’t find evil dark stuff on the clearnet but the most evil sites I’ve seen are on the clearnet and actually are well known for their awfulness, they may also have onion versions but they’re for the most part publicly visible.