11–20 of 77 posts
The official HN policy[1] tries to maintain balance between managing content and privacy. But when it is trivial to access archived HN content [2] [3], it is not worth the risk.
1. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23623799
2. https://huggingface.co/datasets/nixiesearch/hackernews-comme...
Long story, get your hanky.
I just find it's better to use my real name, and post stuff I won't regret. It won't hurt me, and can benefit me.
In certain places like Bluesky I use my real name. Here, I'd only ever be anonymous because I'm not in control of my content, I can't edit or delete comments. I could only post throwaway comments in a place like this. When I was on Reddit I was anonymous because it's not a serious place.
A mix. Mostly one or two pseudonyms that could - with effort - be traced to my actual identity. So, pseudo-anonymous
This. If I’m networking with other mostly-realname people for professional purposes or writing something to support my professional identity, it’s real name and what I post is carefully curated. If I’m working on a hobby, it’s a pseudonym that someone who was really determined might be able to trace back to my real identity. For any other expression of opinions in public forums, it’s pseudonyms all the way.
Pretty much always fake. While the “risk” of using my real name is probably small, there’s also very little benefit to me personally if people knew who I really was, so why bother. Exceptions: Github, maybe Stackoverflow, but it’s been a while since I’ve posted there. I grew up on the internet in the 90s and early 2000s and the general rule then was not to give out your name and info. So I just keep following that.
I don't mind people being able to find out about all the stupid stuff that I said when I was younger because I wouldn't have much interest in those who don't understand that people can change over time.