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[–] cattywampas@lemm.ee 1 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

Internet anonymity in general is a terrible thing and I would do away with it if I could. I'm impossible to say who's a real person, who's a bot, who's an alternate account. It's allowed every evil and terrible person to find others like them and embolden each other without the oversight of social pressure from the rest of society which I think is an essentially needed social cue of healthy human communities.

Yes I realize the irony of posting this on Lemmy.

L take. There's no shortage of people on FB posting under their real names some takes that are no better than those of the average /pol/ user. Anonymity is not the problem here.

[–] sleepybisexual@beehaw.org 5 points 8 hours ago

OK, legal name, Id

Give

[–] derbis@beehaw.org 20 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Fuuuuck that. The option of anonymity is essential to freedom of expression especially where authoritarianism takes root. Especially important now.

I agree with you but it does cut both ways. Anonymity empowers assholes, too.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 13 points 20 hours ago

Okay cattywampas, if that even is your real name.