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I'm intrigued by how we increasingly make and accept offers in a fashion that takes us further away from the traditional concepts of identity. Of course, the letter took us in this direction millenia ago. The check took us further along this course in the ninth century, and with the
Check 21 act in 2003, the burden of proof for information regarding check purchases in America became a virtual matter, rather than a physical one. My point here is that we are understanding consent and intent in a way that seems, well, virtual. Take, for example, the recent case of a landlord who was robbed because someone posted on craigslist a fake offer of anything on the property. We are understood to be behind (as in masked by and standing behind) our own text to the degree that what we intend is thought to be fully present and accessible - even when there are good reason to doubt that this is the case. The craigslist case reminds me of episode of The Closer, Fantasy Date, in which it is revealed that a woman who was raped (on purpose) and killed (accidentally) by a man who answered an on-line ad that said she wanted to play out a rape fantasy. Her ex had placed the fake ad. The craigslist post most likely wouldn't have happened in a newspaper classified because of the value papers place on verifiability (or, at the very least, a review for plausibility). The thing is that some on-line ventures couldn't exist without clients being able to portray only enough about their persona ("real" or otherwise) as they wish to: think sex hookup sites like Adult Friend Finder.
Check 21 act in 2003, the burden of proof for information regarding check purchases in America became a virtual matter, rather than a physical one. My point here is that we are understanding consent and intent in a way that seems, well, virtual. Take, for example, the recent case of a landlord who was robbed because someone posted on craigslist a fake offer of anything on the property. We are understood to be behind (as in masked by and standing behind) our own text to the degree that what we intend is thought to be fully present and accessible - even when there are good reason to doubt that this is the case. The craigslist case reminds me of episode of The Closer, Fantasy Date, in which it is revealed that a woman who was raped (on purpose) and killed (accidentally) by a man who answered an on-line ad that said she wanted to play out a rape fantasy. Her ex had placed the fake ad. The craigslist post most likely wouldn't have happened in a newspaper classified because of the value papers place on verifiability (or, at the very least, a review for plausibility). The thing is that some on-line ventures couldn't exist without clients being able to portray only enough about their persona ("real" or otherwise) as they wish to: think sex hookup sites like Adult Friend Finder.