[lit-ideas] Re: GORB
- From: Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:39:44 -0700
Julie wrote
I didn't really get that sense when I browsed it -- the page I stumbled
across was an invitation to anonymously rate and remark about
politicians -- the thinking, I guess, is that people would be more
honest if they weren't John Hancocking, so to speak.
I don't know of many Internet sites where people are likely to respond
to polls, comment on blogs/news stories, etc. using their own names.
Mostly it's Old Oligarch replying to Youthful Hubris. I do the Harris
Poll online, and anonymity is one reason I give my honest opinion on
whether I would pay extra for products that weren't tested on animals,
(probably) or whether I plan to buy a new cell phone in the next six
months (no). Elections are, after all, anonymous ratings of politicians.
Greenpigs99
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