HERE’S THE ANSWER

Gleaned from this thread as of 8/18 2:18PM

At least I think this is the answer. Or answers.

  1. Because when you take the IRL identity stuff out of the process it makes communication smoother.

  2. Tradition. Yes, we do it this way because it’s the way we’ve been doing it for a long time. Since the birth of Facebook or whatever.

  3. So crazy people won’t track me down. Which seems crazy. But that’s just the kind half-acknowledged half-conscious consensual fantasy that people seem to buy into. So maybe it’s true.

  • Deestan@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 year ago

    Friend of mine dared to have an opinion while being female.

    She had shit sent to her mailbox, cat insurance providers sending her collection notices because someone signed her up for premium insurance under the name “Whore Cunt” and didn’t pay. And a lot more.

    I have more examples with more people but I don’t want to enumerate them. They make me pissed and I will struggle to get to sleep. For more examples, spend a few hours digging into Gamer Gate history and see how that went for anyone having an opinion that angered the angry mobs.