Why anonymity is a virtue in this day and age

I've seen a spate of news stories recently about people getting passed over for jobs or promotions because of content they have on their myspace pages or blogs.

Rest assured you will not find any compromising photos of me here, but with the proliferation of data mining operations and crackdowns on free speech, one never knows when even a comment about politics might come back to bite one in the rear end.

Those who know me know what I think anyway. Also, the message (even though it is utter foolishness) is more durable than the messenger.