[return0]

People on facebook barely ever have interesting conversation, exactly because of "what are your friends gonna think?".

Part of the reason HN is successful is pseudonymity.

[randallsquared]

Many of the most interesting HNers have accounts strongly tied to real world identities.

[kaybe]

But isn't it great that we can choose?

[return0]

Depends on one's definition of interesting. This very article is about a pseudonymous user. And you and I are too.