I agree, it is terrible, but motsly because it violates my privacy. I don't want to give up so much information just to interact with the online world. I don't like the log in choices and you have no choice to be anonymous. So basically, everyone is so conditioned to now giving up information that no one wants to give up that everyone forgot we consumers are king. Disqus wants me to register through a link and have a crappy profile, neither of these things I wish to do. Whenever, I see Disqus being used, I notice the comments are generally far less informative of a discussion than I wish to partake in, because you would have to be retarded to be willing to use it to begin with. Additionally, I like every other sane person, just stops viewing websites that use Disqus because its usage on a website speaks mountains to what that website owner thinks of me and how I relate to his/her, in other words, I am a cattle-based consumer that engages without thought and because I am told to do so. All of this is annoying, and they could go about it another way. It is clear that Disqus sells such information, and does data processing to generate profit, and they like many other datawarehouses have delusions of grandeur. Other people a part of the stake in selling all my information, and maybe I will express an interest. I probably won't but do require me to use such bullshit to write on a site. I mean, most blogs and websites lack the content of a real newspaper and Disqus takes away the one thing that most people engage in the internet for to begin with, an qualitative interaction that leads to more meaningful understanding than just a simple article they could passively read. It's like, websites think they have figure us out but they haven't. There is still much to be learned, and they shouldn't try to bite the hand that feeds them, because people want options and options to opt out. Disqus thinks we only want an online popularity contest to see who has the most positive checks next to their name. We are not 16 and such an application should be reserved for Tiger magazine and Teen Beat's blog, ok maybe TMZ too but leave the adults alone. BTW, great idea to discuss this point because I have long thought this and I am happy to know others also hate it as much, which I basically thought but needed confirming.
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Date: 2014-01-04 04:39 am (UTC)