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by Yodel0914 640 days ago
Scott/SSC is an interesting example. In my dichotomy of “known people” vs “plebs”, even behind a pseudonym Scott is far closer to the “known people” end.

He writes about (sometimes) controversial stuff for a large(ish) and influential audience. He wants to be known and influential. I think he deserves the right to do so pseudonymously, but that’s tangential to my actual point.

Most of us plebs do not want to be famous or influential, and therefore it doesn’t make a ton of sense to leave a trail of possibly regrettable or easily misinterpreted bits of data attached to our real names.