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One can also make the argument that the level of discourse is much higher on services where people are more personally accountable for what they say, and where
by nodemaker 14y ago
One can also make the argument that the level of discourse is much higher on services where people are more personally accountable for what they say, and where confusing or offensive usernames don't get in the way of conversations.
Based on the level of discourse here on hacker news and even on reddit, I don't think one can reasonably say that.
- Smudge 14y agoI don't personally agree with the argument, but I've seen it come up numerous times, first on Google Plus and now on Facebook.
- andreasvc 14y agoIndeed, it seems much more sensible to directly do Q/A on messages, instead of on the names being used. I think the argument simply confuses a correlation with causation.