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Real names just mean people are doxxed more often... which I interpret as an increase in bullying, rather than a decrease. It's somewhat true that anonymity is

Real names just mean people are doxxed more often... which I interpret as an increase in bullying, rather than a decrease. It's somewhat true that anonymity is disinhibiting... but that's a good thing, because it leads to fresh and creative thinking. You'll get plenty of noise, but there'll be plenty of signal too.

RUG3Y 11y ago
The problem with anonymity is "unacceptable" or "problematic" speech. I say, let everyone speak their mind freely, and anonymously. You'll get racists and radicals speaking their minds along with everyone else, and I don't have a problem with that.
- pc86 11y ago
  Facebook is bad enough as it is. I can't imagine the cesspool it would become if comments no longer came from "John Doe" and instead come from "xXx blaze 1t 420 xXx"
  - reitanqild 11y ago
    Around here comments comes from the likes of reitanqild etc and still they are better than Facebook comments. Just saying.
  - TillE 11y ago
    Have you seen the Facebook comments embedded on various sites? If anything, they're worse than the alternatives. The theory that people are unwilling to put their name to abusive or awful comments seems compelling, but the evidence tends to contradict it. There are more than enough people who simply don't care.
    - reitanqild 11y ago
      > There are more than enough people who simply don't care. Agree, only I would add a few more options: * Real-looking troll accounts. * Don't understand the consequences * Feel it is The Right Thing To Do
      - striking 11y ago
        a citation for point 3: "Most violence in the world is motivated by moral sentiments" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10700766 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10700766)
superuser2 11y ago
The problem is that Facebook is not an anonymous internet community and doesn't want to be. If you don't want someone to "dox" you then you shouldn't be friends with them on Facebook.

RUG3Y 11y ago

The problem with anonymity is "unacceptable" or "problematic" speech. I say, let everyone speak their mind freely, and anonymously. You'll get racists and radicals speaking their minds along with everyone else, and I don't have a problem with that.

pc86 11y ago
Facebook is bad enough as it is. I can't imagine the cesspool it would become if comments no longer came from "John Doe" and instead come from "xXx blaze 1t 420 xXx"
- reitanqild 11y ago
  Around here comments comes from the likes of reitanqild etc and still they are better than Facebook comments. Just saying.
- TillE 11y ago
  Have you seen the Facebook comments embedded on various sites? If anything, they're worse than the alternatives. The theory that people are unwilling to put their name to abusive or awful comments seems compelling, but the evidence tends to contradict it. There are more than enough people who simply don't care.
  - reitanqild 11y ago
    > There are more than enough people who simply don't care. Agree, only I would add a few more options: * Real-looking troll accounts. * Don't understand the consequences * Feel it is The Right Thing To Do
    - striking 11y ago
      a citation for point 3: "Most violence in the world is motivated by moral sentiments" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10700766 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10700766)

superuser2 11y ago

The problem is that Facebook is not an anonymous internet community and doesn't want to be. If you don't want someone to "dox" you then you shouldn't be friends with them on Facebook.