I agree with this — war is only one lens through which to view it.

But the metaphor isn’t important.

The point is while some people really do need to be anonymous, on the whole it’s bad game theory. For each anon individual, it’s helps them in the short term to evade the wrath of the state. But by being anonymous, you perpetuate its frame and empower it.

That’s why they censor and why they punish those who speak out: because they want people hiding and afraid. They don’t want people openly defying them.

If you’re the deep state you want a fearful and hiding population, only dissenting in secret. Last thing you want are people doing it out in the open because that’s contagious.