At least on 4chan you can't get downmodded for posting facts that the groupthink finds inconvenient. That seems to be the real advantage of anonymous discussio

At least on 4chan you can't get downmodded for posting facts that the groupthink finds inconvenient. That seems to be the real advantage of anonymous discussion: you don't think to yourself "will I get downvoted/flamed/etc for posting this comment?" Though, as 4chan has proven, the level of discourse on an anonymous forum is just as proportional to the maturity of its members... as it is anywhere else.