Name: Namefag 2009-04-18 14:47
"We are Anonymous, we are Legion." Those who quote this line act as though they are part of some grand organization, and the media certainly likes to project that image.
Yet ultimately, one becomes a member of Anonymous by saying "I am a member of Anonymous". No credos, no commitments, no pledges or payments or oaths. One joins by wishing to join. One leaves it just as easily. one can be a member of Anonymous more easily than one can change one's clothes, and yet when one sees the level of impact they have on real-world institutions it is truly amazing how sublte second-order simulacra (stand-alone complexes) really are.
Yet ultimately, one becomes a member of Anonymous by saying "I am a member of Anonymous". No credos, no commitments, no pledges or payments or oaths. One joins by wishing to join. One leaves it just as easily. one can be a member of Anonymous more easily than one can change one's clothes, and yet when one sees the level of impact they have on real-world institutions it is truly amazing how sublte second-order simulacra (stand-alone complexes) really are.