> Yet we're all perfectly civil. There are no real-world consequences for being an anonymous jerk online, so you are comparing apples and oranges. > On the ot

> Yet we're all perfectly civil. There are no real-world consequences for being an anonymous jerk online, so you are comparing apples and oranges. > On the other hand, you have to show government ID to walk into a bar and yet people are kicked out for bad behavior all the time. That's because under the influence of alcohol, one stops caring as much about real world consequences. Being anon online is (somewhat) like being a drunk in a bar (for some people). Your examples here have proven the opposite of what you were trying to say.