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[โ€“] [email protected] 31 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The neat thing about anonymous discussion on the Internet is that it doesn't matter. What you have to say is all that matters.

I don't know anything about anyone and that's great.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I promise you, no matter how impactful something we have to say is, it doesn't matter.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

At the same time that's one of the bad parts of anonymous discussion. You never know if someone's an expert or a random person guessing (on ELI5), engaging in good faith or purposely trolling, etc.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

The way what you have to say gets to most internet users is via light, no matter