Note 1: I was going to write a reason for the options in the polls, but I'll leave that up to you.

Note 2: I was not going to mention how I'm going to more regular, but then I realized that's a cry for attention, but I felt like writing that humorous comment (in my opinion) as a note,but I felt that the initial mention of being more regular was still a cry for attention, but then I thought that this analysis of my thought process unnecessarily takes up so much space and I thought that was funny.

Note 3: I feel I might not make a regular posts, because I'm really lazy.

Note 4: This blog entry is what made me write this. If you use you tube and you're against this policy, I suggest you tell them you're not for it.

I my honest opinion, I'm more for anonymity. I always liked it. I mean, I knew that in the back of my head, I could probably be tracked down if the internet (or a portion of it) pooled it's resources to find me, but the chance of that happening is negligible. And I like that. I like how my name and reputation can change across different website, because I fuck up at one site. It's always a comfort. That I won't be an outcast on the whole internet. I mean, again, it's unlikely that's going to happen to me, but on principle, I don't like it.

But the more important reason why I love internet anonymity, and I'm sure you can relate, is the total ability to express your views without repercussion. See, I'm not much of a talker (unless I'm in my comfort zone). Put me in a place without any friends and won't speak a word, lest I have to. But on the internet, it's different. I can speak my most liberal views without my community thinking I'm crazy. I can speak my most socialist ideas (which aren't all that socialist) without my dad (a die hard capitalist. Inhumane, almost) cut my education. I can be open about my atheistic views (which isn't forcing them down someone's throat, but just not caring who knows) without having to worry about how my mum feels (she still thinks it's a phase and that I'll snap out of it). Without anonymity, if the real world knew me, I'd lose all that.

And that's the largest reason as to why I like the anonymity.

The internet is my home. Now, I'm not saying I actively participate in real life. I'm not that detached from it. I still interact with people for my 8 hours a day ( 7 of which are compulsory) But I spend a majority of my waking hours (possibly the whole day) online, or at least on the computer. I think I spend about 11 hours on a weekday and my whole day on the weekend. Yes, health wise this is bad, but that's for another blog. My point is that I spend most of my day on the internet. And without it, I've lost my home.

And I understand that internet anonymity can being it's faults. Trolls are aplenty and those who won't normally be open about their opinions of others (due to being a social outcast) are brutally honest, which you may think is awful (I could debate that). And maybe if they suffered real world consequences the total amount of trolling might decrease. But I don't think that's worth the loss of freedom of speech. And less face it, people won't say what they think all the time. even on the internet. Hell, I got some opinions that might get me hated on this forum. And that's because I know I have a set reputation amongst forum users. Imagine a forum where anonymity wasn't the case. Hell, imagine bronies. How you would be outed as that weird horse fucker. I mean, you would be outed immediately, and imagine the first brony. The cult following of the show will would have never caught on.

All in all, I'm for total anonymity. Maybe it'll hurt those who can't stand trolling, but I say if you can't take trolling, then don't post your opinions on the internet. If you can't help but post your opinions, don't be on the internet.

Either way, that's my opinion, what's yours?