Quote from: hawkeye on April 25, 2013, 03:34:35 PM

Quote from: Matthew N. Wright on April 25, 2013, 03:27:16 PM

This unfortunately, is also why I am still against anonymity despite it's "good" uses. It creates the perfect environment for abuse. The reason I use my real name is not to give some fake trustworthy image (as I have been accused of since day one), but because I enjoy being held accountable for my actions. It forces me to change when need be. If I hold this as a standard of integrity to myself, you can imagine how I feel about the anons here.

I'd be fine with that, except I make economic decisions on websites like this and others and I may or may not want the government to know about them.

If there wasn't a group of thugs that have power over me because everyone believes their authority to be legitimate, and who are often quite arbitrary in the way they apply their laws, then I would have no problem using my real name.

I'm seeing that the more I read and watch insane conspiracy theorists videos these days (it's inevitable if you're involved in bitcoin that you'll watch Alex Jones at least once I suppose).

I still can't shake it though. Maybe I'll understand it more when something happens to me personally. I don't rule it out as a legitimate option (anonymity), but it just screams "easy exit strategy" for so many scumbags to take seriously.