if you couldnt hide behind a fake name and display pic and actually had to reveal yourself

Even hiding behind a fake name and profile picture, I am resistant to writing my deeper thoughts and feelings.

I am anonymous but even if I wasn't then nothing would have changed.

It's a bit more complicated than that. With cancel culture and employers being able to search for your name etc, I think it's wise for everyone to not openly express themselves without being anonymous. It's sad that it has to be that way, but it is what it is.

I do not behave any differently here than in person. I don't engage in perversion or disgusting behavior. As for the anonymity, my work requires that I not have a social media footprint, and given the interactions I have had on here and EP with lunatics...I am glad I am anonymous here.

As for my photo, I naively used my photo for my PFP when I started with EP. I received it back from 3 different male members who had printed it, shot their load on it, photographed it and sent it back to me. That was little creepy, So this Texas girl will remain hidden behind the Texas girl. It's the unhinged immature perverted behavior of the men here that inspires most female members to not hang their face out for public view.

Ppl like their jobs, and kids. Fucking lunatics like to report ppl to agencies plainly out of spite…
Example after example daily….

So there’s that!

Wont be long until you have your wish......the internet will soon require some kind of verification of identity to access it

No. I come here for that exact reason, for the anonymity and privacy. Although I don’t post anything controversial, just my random thoughts and I’m fine with it.

I would expose every single person who wanted to cause harm to many of the good guys, especially one of them is written for him to be my fiancé, everything the evil people wanted to do, I am not afraid of nobody, they have to be afraid of the truth.

Revealing too much of yourself on social media leaves you open to identity theft or your bank accounts being hacked.

Have you ever looked at what people post and say on Facebook with a thousand of their closest friends and family viewing it all

I write on a few sites. One has my photos. I want to be read based upon my words. My appearance is lovely. I do not care about looks. People seem to think it matters.

The founders used pen names so the British wouldn’t throw them in jail.
The current mix of politicians wanting to silence citizens is concerning.

Sometimes you can't reveal all about yourself. Say for instance I said I was a policewoman? I would get a hard time on here and either leave or return as a new user.

I never say anything here that I wouldn't say to friends,loved ones or relatives

Nah that would be a bad idea.

This ain't Linkedin.

I can say what I feel and felt with no mask on or a nickname no problem how about you beautiful

I got hundreds of creepy PMs or friend requests just by putting an "F" next to my name. I could imagine what woyuld happen if I posted my pic. No thank ya.

Isn't that the whole point of using a site like this that allows for anonymity?

My question to you is whether someone seeking to speak from anonymity is reflective of personal issues they have or societal issues? In my view, that kind of depends on the subject.

Speaking, for example, of being an atheist or a conservative in a liberal area or a liberal in a conservative area are all things that could have repercussions to how people treat you in real life.

I might be biased by nostalgia, but I think the internet was largely a better place when anonymity was the norm and real name social media like Facebook was not commonplace.

If this place had no anonymity, I'd have no reason to be here. I'd probably still just be on Facebook.

I’d be assassinated.

I would still BLOCK