lsparrish comments on Computer security story - Less Wrong

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Comment author: lsparrish 17 February 2011 07:35:18PM 0 points [-]

Also of note is that, for some individuals at least, anonymity fosters deindividuation, which removes social inhibitions that would prevent such social transgressions. Deindividuation actually does have benefits (in some circumstances it can lead to more altruistic morals), but the dangers thereof are important to bear in mind as well.