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I don't know if that's necessarily true. Look at Facebook - people say mean and vulgar things under their real name all the time, often complete with a picture of their own face. Anonymity can be a factor in the way we treat each other, but it doesn't tell us the whole story.

So you think I dare not to disagree with you because I use my real name? Plus that I filter what I say? Bold statement. I always speak my mind but that might also be because of my Dutch upbringing. I am direct and brutally honest offline and online.

Put yourself in the situation where your views go against what society may deem as acceptable, and given that it is tied to your real name there can be very real consequences (harassment/government action).

Would you speak out the same if you knew that your community would feel very strongly against you for it?

using my real name on hacker news has helped me be less ideological and more loving / selfless in my communications, more authentic and less egotistic

'We’re born naked and the rest is drag' - RuPaul