This is an interesting article that highlights the problems with candidly sharing your political opinions with people you know using your true identity. The possibility of being ostracized by their peers can preclude some people from feeling comfortable with sharing their true opinions on the issues and in some cases may dissuade them from discussing politics at all. This is yet another piece that has convinced us that we are taking the right route with pseudonym posting (of course you’ll always be allowed to share your true identity if you so desire).