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> And, frequently, it allows for anonymity, which removes the social consequences of malicious actions. I don't think anonymity is a problem per se. Real peopl
by ChrisSD 8y ago
> And, frequently, it allows for anonymity, which removes the social consequences of malicious actions.
I don't think anonymity is a problem per se. Real people engage in all kinds of shitty trolling using their real names. And their real friends egg them on.
The difference is perhaps that their local real life community don't know about it, outside of their friends.
- wpietri 8y agoIf you have any evidence that suggest that anonymity doesn't amplify harmful behaviors in people predisposed to them, I'd love to see it. But my long anecdotal experience says otherwise. As does internet lore [1] and a number of studies. [2] [1] http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19 [2] https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/who-is-that-the-study-of-anonymity-and-behavior https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/who-is-that-th...
- ChrisSD 8y agoRemember when Google (via G+) required YouTube comments to use their real name? It did not improve the tone of the comments. Or how Facebook comments on articles are rarely free from trolling. Real names may stop some people from trolling but there seem to be an abundance of people willing to put their name to it.
- wpietri 8y agoYou seem to be attacking a straw man. Nobody said that anonymity was the sole driver of bad comments. Certainly I didn't.