This week we looked at all the possible pros and cons of anonymity. Before, i would come right out to say that the idea and choice to post things on social media anonymously is harmful and useless. I get that not everyone has the courage to speak up on their beliefs or factual information on important issues, there are some who are too shy and afraid of being judged and antagonized for their opinions. However, it is inevitable to have people disagree and sometimes respond in a negative matter to your opinion, because not everyone has the same ideals as you. Also, stating perspectives on any subject matter through social media in itself is enough privacy, because you're still talking on these things through a screen, it's not face to face. I get that anonymity can help one make a social or political movement that later turn into a voice for change. But, the society in which we live in today isn't perfect, people will and have taken credibility of social/political movements to gain false fame. It's a insult to the people who genuinely care for to seek out the solution to the problem. As we kept going on with this unit though, i realized that i was doing nothing more than looking at all the negatives anonymity has to offer. I get anonymity can do harm, but what features on social media doesn't? Maybe i should stop looking at this certain subject in a pessimistic view and have a more optomistic perspective.
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