<![CDATA[To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated.]]>To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated.

It is surprisingly efficient, they immediately grasp it. I never had someone argue with me on the subject after that.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/071633ef-47de-4471-9280-fe38dadad9d6/to-teach-my-students-the-fallacy-of-i-have-nothing-to-hide-i-simply-ask-them-to-tell-the-whole-class-about-the-last-time-they-masturbated.RSS for NodeSun, 16 Aug 2026 16:26:17 GMTTue, 11 Aug 2026 20:49:19 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:32 GMT]]>@ploum @ppatel I guess there's something wrong with me then. Maybe I'm terrible at hiding things. I think it would have to be something rwhy bad for me to want to hide, and I have not done anything that bad.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://caneandable.social/users/EdenLinnea/statuses/117081009845034729https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://caneandable.social/users/EdenLinnea/statuses/117081009845034729Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:46:40 GMT]]>@ploum If you ever do have someone argue, please post the transcript. (winking face)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ChristineMalec/statuses/117080955340781758https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/ChristineMalec/statuses/117080955340781758Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:46:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:41:42 GMT]]>@ploum

Tell everyone your credit card number, expiration, and CVV code.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/crankylinuxuser/statuses/117080935785445357https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/crankylinuxuser/statuses/117080935785445357Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:41:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:09:13 GMT]]>@ploum Twice daily, and five times on Sundays.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://phasorburn.com/notes/apt71o5ospmng59phttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://phasorburn.com/notes/apt71o5ospmng59pWed, 12 Aug 2026 05:09:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:50:29 GMT]]>@ploum
fire or frying pan. what a lame idea.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115511591400031375/statuses/117080734379338957https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115511591400031375/statuses/117080734379338957Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:50:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:06:37 GMT]]>@rd98 @clew @ploum The only truly correct response, of course, is to say, "As usual, I was fantasizing about you, professor."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/117080561931039381https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/117080561931039381Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:06:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:43:30 GMT]]>@freya @ploum exert some by answering Β«right nowΒ». Remember to keep one hand under the desk and to look straight in the eyes of the teacher

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sociale.network/users/oblomov/statuses/117080471012596820https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sociale.network/users/oblomov/statuses/117080471012596820Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:43:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:33:13 GMT]]>@jqmcd @ploum "hey mum, my teacher asked me today about the last time I masturbated"... Yeah, can't see anything going wrong here.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vandenberglegs/statuses/117080430595378392https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vandenberglegs/statuses/117080430595378392Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:33:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:01:22 GMT]]>@DelilahTech @julie @ploum So you know what they were doing in the rigging?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/mathew/statuses/117080305356547235https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/mathew/statuses/117080305356547235Wed, 12 Aug 2026 03:01:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:54:19 GMT]]>@clew @ploum That's when you bust out the super fine print in your syllabus that says any admission of masturbation during the course will result in a failing grade. Hammer home that the authorities can decide at any time what is and isn't allowed if you hand that capability over to them.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Jumpmed/statuses/117080277599369281https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Jumpmed/statuses/117080277599369281Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:54:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:06:20 GMT]]>@ploum at all, or to completion?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ajn142/statuses/117080088949262707https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/ajn142/statuses/117080088949262707Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:06:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:56:33 GMT]]>@jqmcd @ploum

Pedagogy is the faculty's job, as long as it fits into your curriculum you're good even when it makes some students uncomfortable.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mycotropic/statuses/117080050473987905https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mycotropic/statuses/117080050473987905Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:56:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:50:35 GMT]]>@ploum

I knew we needed a sexual health lecture in Intro To Public Health!!!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mycotropic/statuses/117080027025250216https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/mycotropic/statuses/117080027025250216Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:50:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:39:41 GMT]]>@julie
That's what I saw first πŸ˜‚

In my defence, I was a sailor for 21years
@ploum

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/DelilahTech/statuses/117079984172302403https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/DelilahTech/statuses/117079984172302403Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:39:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:37:51 GMT]]>@sleepy62 "Sharing is caring".

-- Dave Eggers, The Circle

(It's ... dystopian, for those unfamiliar.)

@ploum

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.cat/users/dredmorbius/statuses/117079976931238312https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.cat/users/dredmorbius/statuses/117079976931238312Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:37:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:03:21 GMT]]>@ploum They would still chat about it with a bot.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nakal/statuses/117079841257142443https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nakal/statuses/117079841257142443Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:03:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:58:57 GMT]]>@clew @ploum That's true I got some friends who will go in detail and make the entire class uncomfortable and just say hay teacher asked me tell this its not my fault πŸ˜…πŸ˜…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rd98/statuses/117079823945147346https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rd98/statuses/117079823945147346Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:58:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:26:43 GMT]]>@AG100pct @ploum @briankrebs Don't even need to see the video.

"I was thirty-fiva cents short."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/elfin/statuses/117079697220441326https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/elfin/statuses/117079697220441326Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:26:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:50:24 GMT]]>@ploum

"I don't mind surveillance. I haven't done anything wrong"

"Until they change the definition of 'wrong'."

Reminder: Republicans are voyeurs & pedophiles demanding gender checks for kindergarten baseball.
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2026/3/13/2373061/community/republican-sexual-predators-abusers-and-enablers-pt-61/

https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/6017768-gop-blanche-confirmation-controversy/

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/06/03/gop-passes-bill-aiming-to-root-out-suspected-transgender-female-athletes-with-genital-inspection/

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/opinion-the-trans-sports-attacks

https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/06/17/after-backlash-gop-leader-says-genital-inspections-wont-be-part-of-anti-trans-athlete-bill/

Democracy relies upon the right to privacy, even in public settings.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117079554455208128https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Npars01/statuses/117079554455208128Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:50:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:35:42 GMT]]>@ploum
@briankrebs

The only thing I can think of is this classic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5ZJ6jiyWfE

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AG100pct/statuses/117079496631214360https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/AG100pct/statuses/117079496631214360Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:35:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:31:31 GMT]]>@ploum having survived 2 teenagers, I totally agree with your analysis. Sex is the ABSOLUTE LAST THING they want to share with the "adults".

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Darkphoenix/statuses/117079480161611490https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://universeodon.com/users/Darkphoenix/statuses/117079480161611490Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:31:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:31:29 GMT]]>@ploum

well i was changing the light bulb above the sink in the bathroom and i started thinking about the movie "Avatar"...

wait your question is just rhetorical to make a point?

am i oversharing again?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117079480068582778https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/117079480068582778Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:31:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:30:03 GMT]]>@ploum sfw version: ask for their debit card code

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/sll/statuses/117079474387145165https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/sll/statuses/117079474387145165Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:30:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to To teach my students the fallacy of "I have nothing to hide", I simply ask them to tell the whole class about the last time they masturbated. on Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:29:19 GMT]]>@ploum Nice. I like the "we'll put a camera in your residence, but only turn it on in case of emergency."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/WildEyedBoyFromFreecloud/statuses/117079471514892848https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.ai/users/WildEyedBoyFromFreecloud/statuses/117079471514892848Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:29:19 GMT