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Anonymity also makes it cheap and easy to retaliate against speakers who say unpopular things---those who would retaliate face no consequences for such retaliat
by mcguire 5y ago
Anonymity also makes it cheap and easy to retaliate against speakers who say unpopular things---those who would retaliate face no consequences for such retaliation, and the ease of creating anonymous accounts amplifies the their volume.
In practice, anonymity seems to produce a race to the bottom rather than a search for local maxima.
- seoulmetro 5y agoThe bottom is where unpopular opinions need to start, and that's a good thing.
- mcguire 5y agoI feel like the most appropriate response to your comment would be a long stream of profanity, but deng gets mad when I let my irony loose.
- seoulmetro 5y agoHe gets mad at everything that is not agreed upon by the masses, don't feel so bad. He is also trying to race to the bottom rather than starting there. Don't like something but dang does? Do not don't like what Donny dang does.
- nebula8804 5y agoAt the same time it provides power to the previously powerless. Whether it is true power remains to be seen.