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I bet it's tokenadult. I do not have any other proof than the fact that I immediately thought of that username when I saw onetimetoken. :-)
by mmelin 17y ago
I bet it's tokenadult. I do not have any other proof than the fact that I immediately thought of that username when I saw onetimetoken. :-)
- windsurfer 17y agoOoh, I like your guess. The writing style seems to be the same.
- barmstrong 17y ago"I immediately thought of that username" Reminds me of "Blink", Malcolm Gladwell's book.
- andreyf 17y agoI don't think tokenadult would mind posting that comment from his own account. The person that posted this sees his HN-identity as not stating strong opinions.
- Retric 17y agoor, they where willing to make a point about anonymity by creating a new act.
- tokenadult 17y agoAlso correct. I am not afraid of expressing controversial opinions here.
- aresant 17y agoThe word "token" is used in two completely different contexts, so I don't think that's right. EG: "tokenadult" = the included minority adult "onetimetoken" = account used once, like putting a disposable token into a machine
- jhg 17y agoOr it a misspelled "takenadult" :)
- tokenadult 17y agoYou are correct. I first used the screen name on a forum, and then another forum, where the majority of users are teenagers. The screen name doesn't fit well here on HN (where almost everyone is an adult, even though I am older than most participants), but I like to minimize my use of distinct screen names. However, I am sure by screen name searches that other people now use this same screen name.
- smokinn 17y agoMaybe you could switch it up and use commonadult along with tokenadult depending on the perceived demographic? Though I'm not one to speak, I've used "smokinn" (or "Smokinn" which I generally prefer) for, I believe, 16 years now.
- mmelin 17y agoSure, and of course since I was wrong this is correct. But my brain thought that the using the term token for a username was sufficiently distinct to maybe be a subtle hint as to the original author (especially given the original context of the comment in question).
- tokenadult 17y agoI never use any other username besides tokenadult on the forums where I use the username tokenadult. I like to have one consistent identity wherever I post (real name some places, screen name some other places) and I'm sparing in my use of screen names, and nonexistent in my use of sock-puppets. (I have been tempted a few times, but have thus far always resisted the temptation.) Now I will go look at the comment so I can identify what about it does NOT have my writing style, and then post that in an edit to this reply. Evidence that the comment does not come from my keyboard: I would never write a ponderous sentence like "I fully agree with the sentiment that inspires your statement" as the opening sentence of a post. I wouldn't write "Without even noticing it we are whoring out our privacy and intimate patterns," because I consider "whoring out" a crude expression, too crude for the polite, learned conversation I expect on HN. The phrase "it requires a mindset and workflow not entirely dissimilar to those of spies" reminds me of George Orwell's "One can cure oneself of the not un- formation by memorizing this sentence: A not unblack dog was chasing a not unsmall rabbit across a not ungreen field." I may occasionally write like that, if I am composing a sentence as I type, but I try not to. He is not me. I think he is male.
- jacquesm 17y agoGuessing someone is male on HN is a pretty good bet. As for the 'learned conversation', I think that sets the bar a bit high, as long as it is polite and somehow coherent I'm fine with it :)
- mmelin 17y agoNo offense intended, it was just off the top of my head. Even though I do not think using a throwaway account would merit any embarrassment :)