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  , but even leading researchers use GIFT outside the journals.
The idea of anonymity's irresistible corruption due to lack of consequences and escape from restraints caused by being watched is extremely pervasive. Think of the people who leave unholy messes in public restrooms. Nobody sees them do it, and they almost certainly wouldn't make such a mess in their own bathroom where they'd have to clean it up (hopefully), or when they're a guest in someone's home. The basic idea was first proposed by Plato in The Republic, where he recounts the myth of the Ring of Gyges, one of the original Invisible Jerkass stories.
The only reason why it's not a law like Godwin's Law is because of the Fun with Acronyms.
Fun fact: the German, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish word Gift means "poison"...which seems oddly appropriate.
A Subtrope to Serious Business and Internet Backdraft. Vocal Minority is where most of this comes from. See also Internet Tough Guy, Troll, White Knighting, Garbage Post Kid, Resident Freak, A Darker Me, Became Their Own Antithesis, and Griefer for specific forms of this, or any comment section. Compare What You Are in the Dark.
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alternative title(s): The Internet Is Serious Business; Online Disinhibition Effect; Anonymity Corrupts; Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory; Krahulik-Holkins Postulate
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