[hermannj314]

If you can have a nom de plume to speak truth to power, why can't one have a visage de plume as well?

I want future generations to have the power of anonymity, that some use that anonmyity for something I disagree with is precisely why I think it might be worth preserving.

[_vertigo]

There is a difference between hiding your identity for the purpose of privacy and for the purpose of deception.

There’s a difference between writing anonymously and assuming a false identity.

[piglet_bear]

>assuming a false identity

Whose identity is being faked?

I always grew up with the assumption that everything on the internet is most likely fake.

That girl you're talking to? Probably a dude. The Nigerian prince asking for money. Probably a scammer.

Unless it's a government website with secure ID login, every account you see online is probably fake.

[saubeidl]

Because it takes power to do massive AI influence operations.

It's not enabling speaking truth to power. It's letting the already powerful dictate the perception of truth.

[piglet_bear]

Whose the one deciding what the truth is?