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Yes, my argument is that you feel you need to hide behind a handle to express yourself freely means things have gone very wrong. And IMO the way to remedy that is to stand up for our rights in broad daylight. Otherwise, they will only further erode.

Jen 2y ago

I’m quite comfortable saying everything my handle says in real life with my real face and my real name.

The internet is a very large public square and I don’t trust everyone in the whole world. I can build a reputation with my nym and grow a community of friends and trust. Then I can invite certain people in and exclude others from my real life. This isn’t hiding this is sensible and secure.

I wear a digital outfit to cover the parts of myself that I don’t want to share with everyone. This isn’t fear it’s common sense.

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Chris Liss 2y ago

This is actually the best objection to my post I’ve read today — and there have been many.

There are a lot of psychos out there, and it’s why I’ll put pictures of my dog on social media, but never my daughter.

But there’s a difference between social media activity of making friends and socializing vs voicing your views in the public square. With the former what you say makes a ton of sense. With the latter, I think it makes a big difference for things to come from a person for the reasons I said in the post.