> A motivated harasser or mob can basically force you completely offline. You cannot answer that with "grow thicker skin".
If they have observed proper precautions, the psychological issues are the only factor that remains. Those are solved by growing a thicker skin.
> And what about if your business is online? Most states require that your public business filing include your real name.
If so, they should vote with their feet and observe proper precautions, such as incorporating in a jurisdiction with strong privacy laws, or not incorporating at all (Bitcoin). Examples of the former include New Mexico, Wyoming, Nevada, Seychelles, British Virgin Islands, and more.
> Your glib solutions betray your lack of experience with the problem.
No, your glib solutions betray your lack of experience with the problem. Censorship is never an answer as it is, unto itself, a moral failure.
A motivated harasser or mob can basically force you completely offline. You cannot answer that with "grow thicker skin".
The problem is especially acute if your harasser or mob is in a different state, for example.
> It used to be the case that people were recommended to not use their real name on the Internet for basic safety reasons.
And what about if your business is online? Most states require that your public business filing include your real name.
Your glib solutions betray your lack of experience with the problem.