> It would be nice if it went away by tying posts to real people. Some people don't care and would shitpost anyway, but most people only shitpost because nobody knows who they really are.
If this was true and the only explanation, HN should be much worse than it is and Facebook should be much better than it is.
Even as a person who hardly ever get in trouble with mods I have come to deeply appreciate the possibility to have accounts or profiles totally disconnected from reality.
Many stories we see couldn't have been shared if a hard link to a real identity was necessary, and many questions could not ve asked.
For example random22username12 asking about some technical aspect about some software is not a problem.
But if he is Firstname Lastname from Some Company it might get him in trouble, as it might tell others what they are working on.
If this was true and the only explanation, HN should be much worse than it is and Facebook should be much better than it is.
Even as a person who hardly ever get in trouble with mods I have come to deeply appreciate the possibility to have accounts or profiles totally disconnected from reality.
Many stories we see couldn't have been shared if a hard link to a real identity was necessary, and many questions could not ve asked.
For example random22username12 asking about some technical aspect about some software is not a problem.
But if he is Firstname Lastname from Some Company it might get him in trouble, as it might tell others what they are working on.