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Agree. Also, somewhat ironically (definitely not coincidentally) it seems that letting people be openly and "legally" pseudonymous like here allows for more ca
by eitland 5y ago
Agree.
Also, somewhat ironically (definitely not coincidentally) it seems that letting people be openly and "legally" pseudonymous like here allows for more careful and thoughtful people to flourish.
On the contrary, those who thrive equally well with real name policies are those who:
- use fake names anyway
- doesn't understand yet or doesn't care that being an a$$hole online has consequences
- are so sure about their opinions or feel so strongly about them that they ignore it
All these exist in pseudonymous forums too, but on open full-name forums they far outweigh thoughtful people in any kind of controversial discussion.
- he_is_legend 5y ago> - doesn't understand yet or doesn't care that being an a$$hole online has consequences What are the consequences? I have never seen any. Trolls continue to be trolls. A$$holes continue to be a$$holes. Isn't that what the grandparented post was saying though (in a roundabout fashion - I am presuming they do not "verbally abuse people face to face" but perhaps I detected sarcasm where there was none).
- eitland 5y agoI forgot to write "using your real name". I thought it was obvious since my first point was that trolls will happily create a real sounding but full name, but in hindsight I realize it isn't obvious.