recap

Concluding on our unit about Online Anonymity, it has been a great lesson to understand the importance of being anonymous on the internet and in our lives. The internet shapes our human existence, from social networking to work relations, infinite interactions are happening all over the world. And sometimes, we can forget the world is a scary place that includes both good and bad people. The capability of being anonymous online allows both kinds to do tremendous things. The good kind utilizes it as a way to express themselves or seek advice from others without conflicting their personal life. It's amazing as internet anonymity provides them with an outlet within their own comfort. However, this allows the other kind, the bad kind, to use anonymity with confidence and inflict pain and fear to others. I view the word "trolls" as tricksters. Entertainers. People that annoy for fun. Yet trolls is also an umbrella term for those egocentric individuals that crosses the point of being annoying to becoming a threat or predator. Just like the real world, it is scary when we are being harassed by these individuals. To be online is also allowing yourself to be vulnerable to the world, so it's important to have the option of being anonymous.