His 2nd point is that one should essentially end anonymity online.
This seems like a step backwards to me. I remember back in the 90's when we reminded everyone not to use their real name online, don't tell people your address, definitely don't tell them your age or gender. God forbid you tell random people you're <18/F/Nearby .
So just for safety reasons, anonymity has long been seen as important online.
Besides that, anonymity and pseudonymity seem to me to be one of the pillars of free speech and open debate in society. You can safely test the waters and say things that you fear might be unpopular. See eg. the Federalist papers, which were published pseudonymously.
Anonymity and closely-related pseudonymity have been important to western civilisation for millenia. It might not be a good idea to get rid of them.
His 2nd point is that one should essentially end anonymity online.
This seems like a step backwards to me. I remember back in the 90's when we reminded everyone not to use their real name online, don't tell people your address, definitely don't tell them your age or gender. God forbid you tell random people you're <18/F/Nearby .
So just for safety reasons, anonymity has long been seen as important online.
Besides that, anonymity and pseudonymity seem to me to be one of the pillars of free speech and open debate in society. You can safely test the waters and say things that you fear might be unpopular. See eg. the Federalist papers, which were published pseudonymously.
Anonymity and closely-related pseudonymity have been important to western civilisation for millenia. It might not be a good idea to get rid of them.