Is anonymous going to rule the world?

[spartan231490]

Seriously.

And Im not sure that its a bad thing, they generally seem to have a..balanced(?) moral compass. Sense of humor may be off, by they do seem to want to prevent gun shootings.

And they seem to be in the new more and more, though that just might be me.


Do you think they will? And is it a good thing?

God I hope not. Their a bunch of selfish brats crying because they can't get value without giving something in exchange(legally). If they take over the world, I'm heading for the deep woods and starting my gundam for the inevitable time when they screw everything up royally. Unfortunately, I probably won't finish the gundam until the disaster has already come and destroyed civilization and 80% of the population. But hey, then I can rule the world.

 

[Fetzenfisch]

Seriously.

And Im not sure that its a bad thing, they generally seem to have a..balanced(?) moral compass. Sense of humor may be off, by they do seem to want to prevent gun shootings.

And they seem to be in the new more and more, though that just might be me.


Do you think they will? And is it a good thing?

The whole assumtion is idiotic in several ways.
The people most in media are just some trolls.
The few good actions are, as the whole idea of anonymous was based on, by completely different people using the label of legion.
So there is no one in particular but an everchanging mass of individuals, and so it cant take over anything. because it never existed in an organised form and will stop to exist as it is if it ever gets organized.

 

[Tim Mazzola]

No. Mainly because they don't want to, and also because they can't. They can do a lot of things, but they're not all-powerful.

 

[lacktheknack]

Yea, a world where there is child pornography on buildboards and Guy Fawkes Day is the new Christmas.

Oh stop it. Child porn is the only thing that's not allowed on /b/.

Anyways, of course not. They wouldn't want to, and being run by a faceless, irreproachable government is one thing Anonymous is fighting against.

 

[Calbeck]

Seriously.

Seriously, re: "herding cats". -

 

[Jazzyjazz2323]

Social Awkwardness and a direct disdain for anything authoritative generally don't make great leaders or rulers

 

[maddawg IAJI]

No, they never will nor are they even capable of doing it. Outside of the internet, they're nothing. That is why they hide and attack using the web, which thankfully is no longer capable of keeping them safe now that their actions have drawn attention from several law agencies.

 

[fletch_talon]

Balanced moral compass... hehehe good one.

We are talking about the same... group (by which I mean a collection of people with something in common, not an organisation) that preaches freedom of speech and expression, then verbally/emotionally attacks anyone who says something they don't like?

 

[Nyquisted]

Nope.
I think ruling the world would require some organizational structure further than anarchy.
Mind, it would be interesting if it happened.

 

[Dfskelleton]

Of course not. In their little fantasy world, they have huge influence, but unless they hack something important, nobody really cares. They probably couldn't rule a house without trolling each other into oblivion.
Besides, if they did rule the world we'd have to go through about 5 different ethnic cleansings, considering how most of them are racists.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

Anon rule the world? Nope. Anonymous is a force of chaos. It doesn't work towards any one goals and it has no single purpose. Groups of people who claim themselves as Anonymous (which they are) will go about righting wrongs while another group who also claim to be Anonymous (once again right) will spread chaos "for teh lulz". Anonymous isn't a group in the way you think of them. Their name is quite fitting. Anonymous is just the mass of the internet, with all it's random beliefs and convictions.

 

[zehydra]

If anonymous ruled the world, then we would live in anarchistic society.

 

[Flig]

Not organized enough.

Nor do they have the attention span. They may say "We do not forget. We do not forgive." or whatever, but look at Chanology. Scientology is still as corrupt as they were a few years ago. I see no more attacks by Anonymous though.

 

[GLo Jones]

Anonymous already rules the world. They're your mailman, your neighbour, your secretary. They teach your children, they supply your milk, they repair your boiler. Anonymous is that guy that handed your phone in to the hotel reception when you left it at the bar, as well as the receptionist. They're your favourite actor, your local police force, your mayor, your kids. They typed out this post, and are also currently reading it.

Anonymous is a state of being everyone has experienced at some point or another. Some of Anonymous doesn't play by the rules, but other members make the rules. They already rule the world, we simply only notice the oddballs, the extremists, and non-conformists amongst them.

 

[ecyor0]

"Balanced" Moral compass? Seriously? Are we even talking about the same Anonymous here? This is the group that has been known to post a kid's details online, resulting in an unending barrage of abuse, hate-mail and drive-bys (of the verbal kind, not the weapon kind). The group that engages in behaviour which, in a real-world setting, would be immediately labeled as sociopathic, or at the very least a sign of a seriously disturbed group of individuals. The group that sees absolutely nothing wrong with attacking major sites that people rely on for their day-to-day business (or livelihood in some cases), for no other reason that to 'teach them a lesson'.

You'd have THEM in control of the world?

 

[kasperbbs]

I don't see how a bunch of nerds living in their mothers basements would accomplish that. They are only good for trolling forums.

 

[Scarecrow]

I hope so. Then we..I mean them could do thing right.

 

[RN7]

A world ruled by a group of pedophiles, hackers, misguided young people and general fools? I highly doubt such a thing could exist. I'll stick with my retarded, bellicostic, exclusive government order, thank you very much.

 

[x-machina]

Who? I've never even heard of a group called anonymous.

 

[ImpofthePerverse]

Anon isn't an organization, it's a force.

A force that can be organized, terrible and devastating, but also unpredictable, unorganized, liberating and hilarious.

While I don't think Anon could ever overtly take over the world, the very idea that Anon is out there makes the world a far more interesting place.