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> I’m fine with that.
When done correctly, and someone's ID remains anonymous from the general public if they wish so, then I'd also be fine with that. Way too many trolls and other forms of bad actors on the Web who intentionally or unintentionally use ad hominems or other toxic communication, it's so hopelessly divisive and draining.
I recently saw a documentary about looksmaxxing. The forums these kids peruse echo the deepest pits of hell; insisting on suicide and all the forms of psychological bullying one cannot even imagine.
Whether it's the best solution I don't know, it's probably not. But from my point of view, taking away the anonymity from the authorities would significantly lower the amount of depravity on the Web. The crux in this whole matter is of course that the authorities are virtuous, fair, just. If they are not, which all too often is the case, then removing anonymity can be an equally dangerous thing as well.
Obviously everything boils down to education, which needs a complete overhaul. But that's something that will take decades if not a century to turn humanity into a predominantly virtuous species.
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> Way too many trolls and other forms of bad actors on the Web who intentionally or unintentionally use ad hominems or other toxic communication, it's so hopelessly divisive and draining.
How exactly would id verification help against that. Do you want "toxic speech" to become a crime and punished by a court of law?
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Hey, guess what you need to buy an internet connection in the first place! Wanting more ID verification is only fascism.
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[Edit: meant to post this reply to your comment below]
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Exactly this + all the trolls promoting fascism with great success.
Also, congrats on going against the groupthink on lemmy. The pro anonymity crowd here is especially toxic, which only further proves our point.
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