Anonymity and Brevity



I found this picture thing on the internet. I think it says a lot about the internet and about internet writers. And it got me thinking.

I wonder if I would write any differently if y'all didn't know my real name.

I mean, I think I would.
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 Tyrun's picture

Penny Arcade for the win!

I hope you wouldn't write differently Nate - I've really grown to love your honest, I-don't-care-who-i-might-offend sort of style.

 The Dude's picture

It stems from this PA comic:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19

which I don't suppose you've ever heard of. I don't see you as the gaming type.

 Tyler's picture

going in the other direction, think how differently you'd write if we all knew where you lived.

 Court's picture

Or if everyone realized Nathan DeGraaf wasn't even a real person! Oops, I mean... uhhh...

I've stayed at your house. We drank beers together. You are real.

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 Nathan's picture

Yeah, I found that pic on a guy's blog--I had no clue where it was from.

If I were anonymous, I'd probably spend more of my time slamming people. I think that's why anonymity is overrated on the internet. It causes people to type stuff they would never otherwise associate themselves with.

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