Thick skin required

Your online identity seems quite anonymous. It seems like you can say things and since no one really knows its you, it doesn't matter. But this seems backward to me. Online you post your thoughts and rather than having an idea shot down unceremoniously by five friends over lunch or at the pub, you can have your idea shot down by hundreds or thousands of people all over the world, calling you an idiot or worse since they're anonymous too so they aren't worried about what some might consider fighting words. Even though no one else may know who "EagleClaw5" really is, YOU know and you know that no one likes your ideas. Anonymous or not, posting in blogs and forums requires thick skin some days...