Google's Real Names experiment helped simplify this equation. They proved that people don't even need anonymity to be fuckwads; all they need is an audience. I

Google's Real Names experiment helped simplify this equation. They proved that people don't even need anonymity to be fuckwads; all they need is an audience. I remember a lot of low-level bemusement and high-level consternation when the quality of discussion in YouTube comments didn't get any better after they tied everything to an identity.