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Do you really need a throwaway account to make a comment?
by 0xmohit 10y ago
Do you really need a throwaway account to make a comment?
- kbenson 10y agoI think there's a certain subset of people that like to read HN but not submit/comment, either for reasons of anonymity or just because they don't want to. They may be inclined to comment from time to time, and create a temp account to do so, since HN does not allow anonymity. Also, it's possible they had an account that was banned/shadow banned, and refuse to make another full account out of protest. That is, this may not be someone using a throwaway account in lieu of their real account, but because they don't have a real account to use.
- pythia__ 10y agoIt's funny how when they ask you if you really have to be anonymous it tips the scales towards "yes".