Being anonymous has proved to be very useful, but also very hurtful to the internet world.
Journalist may choose to be anonymous to reveal a story, and save their own name if the story is controversial. Even if credibility is lost, this story may still be published, which can spark someone else to investigate on the matter. Anonymity in this way proves to be very useful to a journalist, and not as harmful as other uses of anonymous. Still it's very hard to trust sources when they are anonymous, which may erase the use of the the piece of writing.
On the internet people can become anonymous and choose to write anything they want. From experience people tend to use anonymous to bring down people using hurtful comments. This is when Anonymity on the internet goes a little to far. Behind a computer screen people can choose to act in an unthoughtful manner which can effect the people they are targeting.
People choose to become anonymous for two reasons. Either they want to say something mean, or they are too scared of the reaction that person will give them back. I do not believe it's okay for anyone to be anonymous because it shows that they are scared to show their own face. It's not okay to be anonymous because I believe that people should always take credit for their work, and responsibility for their actions. The only way that anonymous will ever be justified is if the person is trying to send something to someone that is not hurtful in anyway, and is just scared to see how they will react. However I feel that if it's something nice people should not be scared of the response they will hear, and it would be better and more personal if it was sent not anonymous.
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