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Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by sangnoir on Monday October 17, 2022 @12:51PM (#33236271)
> Anonymity is only a deterrent when you are the odd one out. When the President of the US is the one spouting the insanity you don't have to hide anymore.

The problem with anonymous online echo-chambers is that it lulls those in the community that there are more of them in the real world than there really are, which emboldens people to take their online craziness into the real world. This goes for everything from politics to "The raid on Area 51"

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Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by Aloha on Monday October 17, 2022 @01:53PM (#33237309)
People also act differently when they're free from any risks of the behavior - and this holds true with money, social interactions, whatever.
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Re:Kanye West is buying Parler by BeFlatXIII on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @10:35AM (#33247844)
That sounds like a cyber safety issue more so than a problem with anonymity. Remember all those lessons about not sharing your real address or name online? Add another caveat that the two idiots fighting may, in fact, be the same person putting on a show. In fact, the crowd cheering them on is also half-composed of the same guy (the other half is organic popcorn-watching).
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