There's social value in anonymity (and having an online pseudonym rather than 'real name' is not necessarily the same as being anonymous). Being a jerk reduces

There's social value in anonymity (and having an online pseudonym rather than 'real name' is not necessarily the same as being anonymous). Being a jerk reduces the value anonymity offers to those who do not have the protection of free speech. On the internet, you can be anything. So why do you choose to be an idiot? (And I appreciate appeals to reason don't impact the jerk.)