[gibbitz]

Why do we want to be anonymous? I think if we look at it closely it is for self-centered reasons. We want the video platform but we don't want the ads to know who we are so we don't have to deal with spam (IE pay for the platform we want). We want to comment without editing what we say (troll) and not worry about the repercussions. The best moral reason I can come up with is to avoid sharing personal details that can be tracked back to us or used against us. Before the internet this was called a secret. You just didn't tell anyone. Generally there are ways around all the anonymity concerns that just involve abstaining or giving up feeling entitled to getting things for free or being able to dump our negativity on other "anonymous" people. What's wrong with traceability in all things. If we want to make the internet safer accountability works IRL why not online?