4chan’s Chris Poole: Facebook & Google Are Doing It Wrong

“Google and Facebook would have you believe that you’re a mirror,” he said, “but in fact, we’re more like diamonds.” - multi-faceted. It was an appeal reminiscent of the one he gave at SXSW earlier this year, but it hit harder. Google Plus has since arrived, and Poole says it’s even worse than Facebook for the future of online identity.

It wasn’t until Facebook and Twitter came along that I ever used my real name. I’m trying to fix that now.

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