Downvotes take content to the bottom, diminishing it’s relevancy. It’s not egotistical. I had a question that I wanted to ask in order to learn. Later I learned that my question was conveying the wrong message, so I edited my post to better communicate my doubt. You may interpret that internet points equal ego points, but they are in fact relevancy points. In this case in particular, asking about anonimity and trust, is as on-topic as it can get, so I do question the reason for less relevancy to my question now. But I acknowledge the reason for less relevancy in my original post, as it was being interpreted as I wasn’t asking a question but conveying an opinion.

Edit: healthy discussion is what Lemmy is all about. Downvoting an honest question is hindering that principle.

True, also: from what I understand, Korea has been historically worse.

Honest question, my ass! It was obviously a rhetorical question meant to imply that anonymous sources are inherently not trustworthy

This made me realize the message I was transmitting. I edited my post in hope I can better express my question. Sorry for writing like a moron.

Edit: Why should I trust an anonymous source?

Explanation to my doubt:

In computer science, wouldn’t that be like proprietary software only being auditable by cherry picked 3rd parties? In this case I should also need to trust the auditor.

In contrast, in FOSS software, all code is open to the public and can be audited publicly.

Edit2: I value privacy, that’s why I use Linux and Librewolf. I just don’t understand how that translate to this case.

As I now understand how my original post was conveying a different message from what I intended to ask, I copy it below:

Would you trust an anonymous source ?

Downvotes to an honest question. I should take a break from internet.

USA had better times.

You either vote for Joenald Bidump, or lose.

We are so fucked.

We can always ruin our country even more, it’s like shooting a Zombie anywhere but the head.