[tmp_acct_6478]

This is why it's best to create an account for every comment or every few comments. Say what you want to say and abandon it to start anew.

Then there's no concern about maintaining an ongoing reputation, or being downvoted or flagged, or having your comment deaded, or people being rude to you, or being doxxed - because you've already discarded the persona you used to engage. A temporary carapace within which to roam this virtual world, never to be inhabited again.

There's no self-censorship with this approach, because there's no self.

[slater]

Specifically against the HN guidelines:

"Throwaway accounts are ok for sensitive information, but please don't create accounts routinely. HN is a community—users should have an identity that others can relate to."

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

[tmp_acct_6478]

Doesn't matter, it's an unenforceable request and can therefore be ignored.

[slater]

A cool and normal approach to all things in life.