I've never even read that book, but I probably should.

As it's described in the article, I see many parallels with today's anonymised internet culture - we can be someone else, someone who doesn't have to fear any consequences for what he says, we can lie on the internet to (try to) form other's perception of ourselves, thus being whoever we want to be.

But ultimately it's still the same person making those decisions, typing those words and decepting those other people, who may not be all that honest themselves.

Not to be compared with murder, obviously, but I feel like the same principle applies.