I'm not naive. I realize there are repercussions to it. It isn't unique in history, and I'm grateful people have and continue to do so.
When you're publishing things about the Mexican drug cartels, you have to expect that you're going to piss off the gangs. That's part and parcel with what you're doing. Unfortunately, it's sort of how progress is made; if you publish something and get jailed, beat up or even killed, that becomes part of your message. I'm not trying to sound flippant. It's reality. What passes for "anonymity" won't save you, and true anonymity makes it unlikely that what you publish can make a difference. Besides, did truly anonymous publishing ever really exist?
When it comes to getting your message out to make a difference (which I assume is the underlying point), fame and anonymity are opposite sides of the same coin. If you can't achieve one, you're best bet is to focus on the other.
When you're publishing things about the Mexican drug cartels, you have to expect that you're going to piss off the gangs. That's part and parcel with what you're doing. Unfortunately, it's sort of how progress is made; if you publish something and get jailed, beat up or even killed, that becomes part of your message. I'm not trying to sound flippant. It's reality. What passes for "anonymity" won't save you, and true anonymity makes it unlikely that what you publish can make a difference. Besides, did truly anonymous publishing ever really exist?
When it comes to getting your message out to make a difference (which I assume is the underlying point), fame and anonymity are opposite sides of the same coin. If you can't achieve one, you're best bet is to focus on the other.