Except you’re not walking into a bar where you’re a highly visible patron among maybe 10-15 others. You’re reading a comment thread where no one even knows you

Except you’re not walking into a bar where you’re a highly visible patron among maybe 10-15 others. You’re reading a comment thread where no one even knows you exist and/or are reading the particular comment thread. This is the equivalent of writing a letter to a newspaper’s editor in the old days (with less friction).