I really wish this was not the case. Though it may seem to many like there is very little to be gained by honesty, I'd love to see a world where people weren't afraid to say what they thought, to speak their mind. I get tired of living in such a sterile world.

The thing that keeps me from disclosing identity in many venues isn't so much "what will people who know me think of what I said" as it is "don't give blackhats any more reason to grief me over things I've said". Hopefully that is something I myself can get over eventually.