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Re:Show HN: Spiral – A Reddit-inspired local message board app by jefurii on Tuesday July 01, 2014 @02:47PM (#7972713)
> ...we shouldn’t fall back on anonymous as the only way to engage seriously in the public sphere.

I don't think anyone is saying that anonymous should be the only way but it should be an option. It's not really a public space if you can't be anonymous.

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Re:Show HN: Spiral – A Reddit-inspired local message board app by ripter on Tuesday July 01, 2014 @03:25PM (#7972937)
Unless you are wearing a mask every time you go out in public. You're not anonymous. Whether or not you wear a mask does not change a space from being public or not public.
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