I'm a bit dissapointed : (
I don't think it was a "real anon" plot, just some posers out for attention (I know that anyone can be a member, blah blah blah, but it reality it's not that simple), there were too many holes in the plan for it to have been "real anon". But I still hoped it would work. For one thing, the world needs to wake up and realize that the internet is not a constant, and that it is not secure. It needs more protection, and the only way people will realize that, is if it is proved to them first hand.
Secondly, just for the lulz!! It would have been so funny to see how the world reacted. Personally I freak out if the internet goes down for a couple of hours, so seeing it go down for a while, and for everyone, would be very funny! And I'm not even sure if it would be a bad thing: Whenever I'm stuck without the internet, I read, paint, draw, venture outside and talk to real people, it always has a very positive effect on me, even thought I panic at first. Without the distraction of the internet, imagine what we could achieve!!
And if the world does grind to a halt, it should be a warning call to all of us to stop placing so much power in the "hands" of these machines. In the event that we invent AI, do we really want computers having so much power over us, that we can effectively be controlled (Talk about role reversal!!)? I think not. Even ignoring the sifi AI side of it (Cos I'm not sure if that's even possible), having so much controlled by machines makes us a target: The aggressor could be a country, it could be a terrorist group, or (Very unlightly, but still possible) could even be some sort of alien life. Or perhaps there's just some sort of technical screw up somewhere, and everything goes down and can't be fixed.
I know that all of this is really unlightly,but it is it not worth making people aware of the danger, so that preventative measures can be taken? So, I hope that another group will try this again one day, it could have some very beneficial effects. And don't forget about the lulz!! You can't deny that it would be very funny!!
I don't think it was a "real anon" plot, just some posers out for attention (I know that anyone can be a member, blah blah blah, but it reality it's not that simple), there were too many holes in the plan for it to have been "real anon". But I still hoped it would work. For one thing, the world needs to wake up and realize that the internet is not a constant, and that it is not secure. It needs more protection, and the only way people will realize that, is if it is proved to them first hand.
Secondly, just for the lulz!! It would have been so funny to see how the world reacted. Personally I freak out if the internet goes down for a couple of hours, so seeing it go down for a while, and for everyone, would be very funny! And I'm not even sure if it would be a bad thing: Whenever I'm stuck without the internet, I read, paint, draw, venture outside and talk to real people, it always has a very positive effect on me, even thought I panic at first. Without the distraction of the internet, imagine what we could achieve!!
And if the world does grind to a halt, it should be a warning call to all of us to stop placing so much power in the "hands" of these machines. In the event that we invent AI, do we really want computers having so much power over us, that we can effectively be controlled (Talk about role reversal!!)? I think not. Even ignoring the sifi AI side of it (Cos I'm not sure if that's even possible), having so much controlled by machines makes us a target: The aggressor could be a country, it could be a terrorist group, or (Very unlightly, but still possible) could even be some sort of alien life. Or perhaps there's just some sort of technical screw up somewhere, and everything goes down and can't be fixed.
I know that all of this is really unlightly,but it is it not worth making people aware of the danger, so that preventative measures can be taken? So, I hope that another group will try this again one day, it could have some very beneficial effects. And don't forget about the lulz!! You can't deny that it would be very funny!!
