Big fan, I am, of owning one’s identity online. Major reason: Anons often do and say shitty and snitty things online, acting in a manner they would never act in person.
Here’s the low-down on someone who did — under the *assumed* veil of anonymity – something so shitty, that it compelled a community of folk to track them down and expose and expose and expose them some more. This is my kind of story!
Oh, and one of the checks and balances inside of personal expression offered by social media is — talk to Cherie about this for a better understanding — tribal/community pressure.
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April 2, 2009 at 9:33 pm
This bit came in to me via Twitter, and in response to the blog post here. Very appropriate. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/
April 9, 2009 at 6:35 am
More specifically, it compelled an anonymous community [to do something positive].