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I don’t know the answer, but I will offer that complete anonymity on the Internet will result in the purest form of evil that we have yet to see. In a public s

I don’t know the answer, but I will offer that complete anonymity on the Internet will result in the purest form of evil that we have yet to see. In a public space, it’s best if people (and organizations) know that they are accountable for their actions; otherwise, the anonymous act purely in their own best interest. You can already see this happening in both the physical and virtual worlds. It’s very dangerous and a threat to civilization.

mattrighetti 5y ago
The things that I’ve pointed out are not less evil though, we can see the results in the past years
b7bfcdeaab33 5y ago
What if the answer includes a way for the anonymous to be accountable for their actions? What if some mechanism could enforce this?
Ceiling 5y ago
The purest forms of evil that we know about predate the internet. Not to mention, removing anonymity also removes a real resource for individuals. I was depressed a lot as a young person and considered suicide. I’d never share these feelings offline. Online, I was able to connect with individuals that I can speak truthfully to. Also, anonymity makes me take every post at value. For example, if you’re biased against a religion, political affiliation, race, etc, you might find that you ignore posts made by those you’re biased again. Anonymous posters don’t have this worry - I don’t know who you are. Thus, the only thing I can judge is your words. Not past words, but words here and now. There’s positives and negatives but in this case the negatives far outweighs the positives.
- kleer001 5y ago
  > The purest forms of evil that we know about predate the internet. Correct, but they didn't say that it was only available through that means. This is a difficult and complex topic. I've been thinking about it for years. Going from Plato's The Republic and the dialog about the Ring of Gyges, I don't think pure untrammelled anonymity is worth the possibility of the evil that can be done. Look at Twitter, psyops and the power of a hand full of people with programming chops, a chip on their shoulder and time on their hands. Empires will fall and millions will die because of the apparent mob of opinion that's really only a thin shell.

mattrighetti 5y ago

The things that I’ve pointed out are not less evil though, we can see the results in the past years

b7bfcdeaab33 5y ago

What if the answer includes a way for the anonymous to be accountable for their actions? What if some mechanism could enforce this?

Ceiling 5y ago

The purest forms of evil that we know about predate the internet. Not to mention, removing anonymity also removes a real resource for individuals. I was depressed a lot as a young person and considered suicide. I’d never share these feelings offline. Online, I was able to connect with individuals that I can speak truthfully to. Also, anonymity makes me take every post at value. For example, if you’re biased against a religion, political affiliation, race, etc, you might find that you ignore posts made by those you’re biased again. Anonymous posters don’t have this worry - I don’t know who you are. Thus, the only thing I can judge is your words. Not past words, but words here and now. There’s positives and negatives but in this case the negatives far outweighs the positives.

kleer001 5y ago
> The purest forms of evil that we know about predate the internet. Correct, but they didn't say that it was only available through that means. This is a difficult and complex topic. I've been thinking about it for years. Going from Plato's The Republic and the dialog about the Ring of Gyges, I don't think pure untrammelled anonymity is worth the possibility of the evil that can be done. Look at Twitter, psyops and the power of a hand full of people with programming chops, a chip on their shoulder and time on their hands. Empires will fall and millions will die because of the apparent mob of opinion that's really only a thin shell.