Hacker News with Generative AI: Identity

Dungeons and Dragons rolls the dice with new rules about identity (nytimes.com)
The role-playing game replaced “race” with “species” and divorced several character traits from biological identity. Some longtime players are upset (as is Elon Musk).

Gaming, Identity, Culture

66 points by jordanpg 19 days ago | 182 comments

The Germany We Knew Is Gone (nytimes.com)
When I recently picked up a rental car in Las Vegas — I was in America to cover the elections — the agent at the counter insisted on “upgrading” me to a BMW. “So you feel at home,” he said, looking at my German driver’s license, smiling. I took the keys and made a mental note: Outside Germany, Germany is still intact.

Germany, Culture, Travel, Identity

16 points by omnibrain 27 days ago | 5 comments

Bluesky is cracking down on parody accounts and impersonators (mashable.com)
Bluesky Social is having a moment, but that new influx of users is creating an impersonation problem. Thus, the decentralized platform is rolling out a "more aggressive" policy on parody accounts that aren’t clearly labeled.

Social Media, Censorship, Identity

11 points by thunderbong 47 days ago | 0 comments

You are not your job (flawed.net.nz)
It’s not a family

Identity, Work-Life Balance, Philosophy

28 points by wepple 67 days ago | 6 comments

Worldcoin has a new Orb and is now just World (theverge.com)
Worldcoin, the cryptocurrency / human identity network / UBI project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, is now known as World.

Cryptocurrency, Identity, OpenAI, UBI

36 points by thunderbong 91 days ago | 92 comments

Shibboleth (wikipedia.org)
A shibboleth (/ˈʃɪbəlɛθ, -ɪθ/ ⓘ;[1][2] Biblical Hebrew: שִׁבֹּלֶת, romanized: šībbōleṯ) is any custom or tradition, usually a choice of phrasing or single word, that distinguishes one group of people from another.[3][2][4] Shibboleths have been used throughout history in many societies as passwords, ways of self-identification, signals of loyalty and affinity, ways of maintaining traditional segregation, or protection from real or perceived threats.

Language, Culture, History, Linguistics, Identity

6 points by redbell 98 days ago | 4 comments

Bitcoin creator is Peter Todd, HBO film says (politico.eu)
LONDON — A new HBO documentary identifies Canadian developer Peter Todd as Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous founder of cryptocurrency bitcoin.

Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Documentary, HBO, Identity

18 points by tzury 101 days ago | 28 comments

Life without Aadhaar (deccanherald.com)

India, Identity, Government, Technology, Privacy

94 points by walterbell 119 days ago | 89 comments

The work you do, the person you are (2017) (newyorker.com)

Identity, Self-Reflection, Personal Growth, Articles

113 points by mitchbob 138 days ago | 52 comments

Dungeons, Dragons and shoulder pads: Why I loved D&D as a closeted teen (npr.org)

Nostalgia, LGBTQ+, Teenagers, Identity

14 points by sabrina_ramonov 144 days ago | 0 comments

6-year-old denied passport because she's named after 'Game of Thrones' character (nypost.com)