The key in the middle is absolute transparency. We don't need to abandon one for the other, rather embrace both while working with their respective strengths and weaknesses. How can we reconcile the two? My answer is that we don't. At the same time anonymity also affords others the power to extend influence for potentially questionable or even harmful intentions.Ĭontinuing to value anonymity calls into question the unfettered influence from anonymous entities and calls out the need for forms of accountability – entity-validation. This anonymous reach affords tremendous power to the previously powerless as individuals and groups. Anonymity has provided people with great power to bring to the world discussions that had previously been impossible either due to technology or personal physical access or limits, regional restrictions or even danger due to personal exposure, no longer required by in-person registration or similar identity stipulations. One of the most compelling aspects of global digital interactions is privacy.
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