Without anonymity, there's no point even having the internet. All the good things that came out of the internet came from the ability to communicate anonymously.
this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2026
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with anonymous internet there is at least a chance of having something decent. With id enforcement its like having someone looming over you ALL THE TIME. At that point might as well just not have internet at all.
The former, no question.
Option 3: Turns off internet and goes outside to touch grass.
How much filled with bots are we talking?
Say like 90% - 99% depending on the day and on the mood of few humans left... depending on if they feel like going online or not.
Are these nice bots? Or just pure spam.
They mimic humans but you know 90% or more are in fact bots
Like Reddit
I’ll take one of each, please, and the anonymous one is the one we ban kids from but they go on any way when their parents aren’t looking.
Oh fuck no, you want to trap kids who are in a bubble of abuse and religion even more? The anonymous internet is basically the only way they have to get out of that, and you want to take it away from them?
I think it's sarcasm lol
Haven't we already got the latter part of the first option?
That's what happens if you don't choose the lesser evil, you get both evils.
Modern day Koan
Real ID (with no need for these ugly verification services). Because we all need to get real again.
Real ID please. In all other channels every one knows who you are, why not on social media?