Anonymity (and by extension, pseudo-anonymity) confer certain benefits. For example, the chilling effects of holding an unpopular viewpoint (increasingly untena

Anonymity (and by extension, pseudo-anonymity) confer certain benefits. For example, the chilling effects of holding an unpopular viewpoint (increasingly untenable in today's polarizing political environment) are entirely absent in most online forums of discussion. However, there is an insidious trend going on. There are those out there who would seek to remove anonymity entirely, and there are very few places left on the net where one can be truly anonymous. The internet was once a great platform in that nobody cared who you were, where you were from, what ethnicity you were, etc. Now it is a place where ones views can be held on trial, and have real world implications. So, forgive me for asking a potentially ignorant question, but how exactly are you brave for holding a viewpoint that is mainstream?