People share things that they often wouldn’t. And somehow the culture remains mostly civil. It’s a pretty fantastic forum IMHO.

Changing the rules would surely change the vibe, so to speak.

> Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create accounts routinely. HN is a community—users should have an identity that others can relate to.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

I'm curious to hear what benefits you think can be gained from avoiding this.

If you intend your accounts to be thrown away, you will likely behave worse.

*I'm using "you" generically, I don't mean you specifically.

I'm well aware that the cyberlibertarian ethos endemic here opposes any form of regulation. But when the status quo clearly isn't working something has to change. Parent's have failed to step up and do their jobs. Somebody else has to.