Dr. Jordan Peterson, beloved public clinical psychologist and academic, purveyor of common sense (uncommon these days) braided with decades of clinical experience and academic research, has recently publicly denounced “anonymous troll demons.” Contrary to popular opinion, Dr. Peterson isn’t referring to the anonymous commenter who adds something kind, thoughtful, or constructively critical to the online discourse (key word there being
Hasn't Peterson proposed a policy that would only allow verified accounts to populate Twitter? Unverified accounts could still exist, but you'd have to remove the filter to see them, keeping anonymous accounts separate from verified accounts unless the user decides to view them.
That seems to make sense to me. It keeps posts and comments among people who are willing to stand by their words separate from those hiding behind a shield.
Well said, but unfortunately, I cannot stand by Peterson's vicious attacks on "anonymous demonic trolls" if he's not pushing a policy position, there is not much his name-calling on Twitter will achieve aside from adding more toxicity to the Twitter environment.
Hasn't Peterson proposed a policy that would only allow verified accounts to populate Twitter? Unverified accounts could still exist, but you'd have to remove the filter to see them, keeping anonymous accounts separate from verified accounts unless the user decides to view them.
That seems to make sense to me. It keeps posts and comments among people who are willing to stand by their words separate from those hiding behind a shield.
Yes we should. Thank you Ruth.
This is incredible. Wow. Please keep writing!!
I don’t agree with Peterson on this although I admire him. Anonymity is important, and haters should be ignored.
Well said, but unfortunately, I cannot stand by Peterson's vicious attacks on "anonymous demonic trolls" if he's not pushing a policy position, there is not much his name-calling on Twitter will achieve aside from adding more toxicity to the Twitter environment.