YouTube no longer allows anonymous comments, and Conan is startled to find a contingent of the very worst of the formerly anonymous commenters in his audience!
If you think online pests are irritating in the ‘comments’ section, where you can easily ignore them, take a look at them behaving just as they usually do – except live and in person. It is truly an eye-opening experience, and you’re likely to feel deja-vu, as most discussions seem to include the same hot-button words and phrases, regardless of the topic.
Every forum and group has them. Trolls, would-be wits, half-wits and the overly excitable posters who survive via the safety of anonymity. I applaud efforts to rid discussions of rude pests, but I firmly believe that ‘When anonymity is outlawed, only outlaws will have anonymity.’ The rest of us are still trying to figure out how to get to our YouTube mail again. Thanks a lot, YouTube!