>Some people want to be able to have the same kinds of social interactions
they have in the real world, but with the convenience of the internet.
And that requires forced real names for everyone... why? The whole point of
anonymity is that you can opt-out of it if you want. Just partially, or fully.
It's all up to you.
Anonymity is a fundamental right every human should have. You're of course not
required to be anonymous at all times, but you should be able to be if and when
you chose to. Anonymity is hard to gain when you don't have it to start with.
Voluntarily giving it away is easy, though.
To be clear, I don't think everybody on the internet should be using their real name all the time. Anonymity is great, and (in all seriousness) I hope 4chan is around for years to come.
The problem is that if even a few users are anonymous, the entire community takes on a different character. You might not care, but some people, at least some of the time, might want to avoid places like that. This requires a website to force you to give up your anonymity. If you don't want to join a community like that it's your choice. If a website you're already a part of wants to become like that you can yell at them. That doesn't make it inherently bad though; it's just a preference.
If there were legislation being passed about it, that's another matter entirely.
And that requires forced real names for everyone... why? The whole point of anonymity is that you can opt-out of it if you want. Just partially, or fully. It's all up to you.
Anonymity is a fundamental right every human should have. You're of course not required to be anonymous at all times, but you should be able to be if and when you chose to. Anonymity is hard to gain when you don't have it to start with. Voluntarily giving it away is easy, though.