The Kitchen Knife Called Confidence

 I don't think I come off as profound at this point when I say anonymity places in individuals a kind of confidence that allows for 'speaking up' and putting forth ideas or opinions that they would feel unsure or insecure about if their name were attatched. But somehow I think that the exact confidence anonymity gives is the only dangerous part of the whole idea. We tend to just kind of look past our influence on others when we have the confidence that going anon gives, which, truthfully, isn't a false confidence at all. You can say anything you want without facing the direct consequences, and while that's all fine and just for the voiceless, Internet-crazed or oppressed, it leaves an awful lot of room to become an oppressor.

It just seems so easy to get a sort of power high when it comes to anonymity that could very easily create abusive or illegal activity on the Internet, and that's a concern that doesn't even include the people who are abusive without any confidence influence.

I mean, I like to consider anonymity as a tool. But like any tool, you must be certain you trust it's users enough to not use it as a weapon. And that's something we can't exactly figure out.