""At some point in the last few years, “identity” became a nasty word. It’s not just identity theft, identity politics or identity requirements. It’s everywhere — maybe especially on the web.
People like Google’s Eric Schmidt began to talk about “identity services” instead of social networks. Identity became synonymous with fixed, verified, monetizable personhood.
Meanwhile, its opposite, Anonymous, became synonymous for many with sheer chaos, whether they were attacking online businesses or careless celebrities. Fights over pseudonyms and identity verification at Google+ (aka “the Nym Wars“) only showed that sorting out online identity had reached an unhappy, polarized stalemate.
Christopher “moot” Poole, founder of message- and mediaboards 4chan and Canvas, might seem like an unlikely voice to advance or complicate this discussion. Now 23 years old, Poole created 4chan at 15; over time the site became as famous for its embrace of anonymous posting and anarchic subculture, as its ability to generate and spread internet memes like lolcats or Rickrolling. Because of 4chan, Poole’s generally been treated by the media and at high-profile idea salons as an apologist for anonymity, even when his exact position has always been more complicated.""
People like Google’s Eric Schmidt began to talk about “identity services” instead of social networks. Identity became synonymous with fixed, verified, monetizable personhood.
Meanwhile, its opposite, Anonymous, became synonymous for many with sheer chaos, whether they were attacking online businesses or careless celebrities. Fights over pseudonyms and identity verification at Google+ (aka “the Nym Wars“) only showed that sorting out online identity had reached an unhappy, polarized stalemate.
Christopher “moot” Poole, founder of message- and mediaboards 4chan and Canvas, might seem like an unlikely voice to advance or complicate this discussion. Now 23 years old, Poole created 4chan at 15; over time the site became as famous for its embrace of anonymous posting and anarchic subculture, as its ability to generate and spread internet memes like lolcats or Rickrolling. Because of 4chan, Poole’s generally been treated by the media and at high-profile idea salons as an apologist for anonymity, even when his exact position has always been more complicated.""
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2011/10/you-are-not-your-name-and-photo-a-call-to-re-imagine-identity/
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