I agree that we've got a cultural problem rather than a technical problem with anonymity. I for one love to listen to the drunk bloke at the pub. Sure almost n

I agree that we've got a cultural problem rather than a technical problem with anonymity. I for one love to listen to the drunk bloke at the pub. Sure almost nothing he says makes sense, some of it is wildly offensive. The opportunity to listen in invaluable, and I'd fight tooth and claw for his right to a soapbox. Every once in a while he'll say something that challenges my assumptions, and makes me think long and hard. I model my mind seeking an accurate world view as similar to the simulated annealing algorithm. Without noise in the system it's very easy to get stuck in a local maximum. Without anonymity there's simply too much incentive to stay with the status quo.