> I'm not entirely certain what motivates people to act like that online when they're relatively normal offline, but it seems to be a somewhat common occurrence

> I'm not entirely certain what motivates people to act like that online when they're relatively normal offline, but it seems to be a somewhat common occurrence. Anonymity probably? I'm a pretty normal dude offline, your average American programmer. On reddit I'm in all socialist/communist subreddits talking about revolution 24/7. Intellectually I agree with intersectional Marxism, but I don't feel comfortable enough to discuss these in real life, and I don't care enough to (or am too lazy to) act upon these ideas in real life. So, when I go to reddit I become "a different person", not because I try to be this person, but the comfort of anonymity allows me to express my ideas easier.