>that the folks who want to do away with anonymity finally win I wasn't aware there was a sizable effort to this effect, and I'm not even sure that I'm proposi

>that the folks who want to do away with anonymity finally win I wasn't aware there was a sizable effort to this effect, and I'm not even sure that I'm proposing it. More just observing the impact of anonymity on society/civility and considering aloud that perhaps the price of anonymity is not worth its perceived benefits. >Most of the negative effects and hostility of social media (youtube, twitter, facebook, etc.) come from named and publicly-identifiable individuals. Citation? Because this seems counter to the accepted understanding, multiple studies (see my previous comment) and, anecdotally, my own observations. But, even allowing that wouldn't preclude that a significant amount of toxicity is also coming from anonymous usage.