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THE OUTING OF PUBLIUS AND THE COMFORT OF ANONYMITY
The clash of male egos can be heard across the blogosphere like horny elk fighting over a would-be mate.I really never thought about this issue because, being obedient, when I am asked for a username I try to come up with one that is not too cute but reflects my position in life. It is too easy to "out" someone for someone who has much to lose to take chances. I agree that the use of real names would probably increase the civility and integrity of many of the posts- certainly cut down on name-calling. Still blogging is not for the faint of heart and it seems to me that if people want anonymity, it is much easier to blow them off.I really don't care if people know who I am and some of my opinions have been available on Google under my former name. In the vast cyberspace market of ideas a hundred flowers should be allowed to bloom even if some of them are kind of smelly.
Comment Posted By Judy Harders On 7.06.2009 @ 21:33
