...Except what Rob suggests in that article (Anon's focus on DDoS is taking away from the story of the leaks themselves) is exactly what some of the brighter members have been saying too: www.boingboing.net/2010/12/09/anonymous-stops-drop.html
The thing to realise is that Anonymous is just a banner for a whole lot of very different people with very different motivations. There are undoubtedly smart and eloquent people amongst them, but there are also clearly a lot of moronic children (I would guess d1x1e falls into the latter group). Some genuinely believe they are acting in the interests of democracy, some are trying to gather strength for other causes e.g. the anti-piracy campaign this largely grew out of. Some are in it for the social aspect, or just because their mates are, and a huge number are just doing it for the lulz.
The rest of that article was spectacularly clueless about the whole thing. I approve of Rob trying to inject some sense into it though.
(The thing to realise is that Anonymous is just a banner for a whole lot of very different people with very different motivations. There are undoubtedly smart and eloquent people amongst them, but there are also clearly a lot of moronic children (I would guess d1x1e falls into the latter group). Some genuinely believe they are acting in the interests of democracy, some are trying to gather strength for other causes e.g. the anti-piracy campaign this largely grew out of. Some are in it for the social aspect, or just because their mates are, and a huge number are just doing it for the lulz.
The rest of that article was spectacularly clueless about the whole thing. I approve of Rob trying to inject some sense into it though.
the wub - guide onion for the blind,
Sat 11 Dec 2010, 23:53,
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The first commenton that article made me laugh.
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monkeon schmonkeon,
Sat 11 Dec 2010, 23:56,
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ha! that's brilliantthat's exactly my point and better expressed than I did it.
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rob,
Sun 12 Dec 2010, 0:24,
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