alt Hacker News> What's the benefit in the operator revealing themself?
- Owning the mistake they did.
- Being a credible human being for others.
- Having the courage to face with themselves on a (literal and proverbial) mirror and use this opportunity to grow immensely.
- Being able make peace with what they did and not having to carry that burden on their soul.
- Being a decent human being.
- Being honest to themselves and others looking at them right now.
The downside is he will likely receive a lot of death threats. Probably in his literal, physical mailbox.
Having seen what a self righteous online mob can do in the name of justice over literally nothing, I fully defend his decision to stay anonymous. As much as I find his action idiotic and negligent.