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The problem with anonymity is "unacceptable" or "problematic" speech. I say, let everyone speak their mind freely, and anonymously. You'll get racists and radic
by 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 agoFacebook 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 agoAround here comments comes from the likes of reitanqild etc and still they are better than Facebook comments. Just saying.
- TillE 11y agoHave 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 agoa 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)