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I did't delete all my accounts because I've said something wrong. For the same reason people don't spring clean their home because they're getting rid of murder

I did't delete all my accounts because I've said something wrong. For the same reason people don't spring clean their home because they're getting rid of murder evidence. It's all about getting rid of the feeling that you and your thoughts from 20 years ago are all over the place. Little pieces of you are everywhere all over the internet. There's a dread that a user feels when they realize they don't remember what they said or who they were 10 years ago, but the whole internet does.

remx 10y ago
That you've said something wrong is not always grounds for deletion > Little pieces of you are everywhere all over the internet This is why it's important to choose random nyms not attached to your main identity in any way, and to strive for anonymity. On HN, create a throwaway account and run your posts through something like anonymouth[0] if you're concerned with correlation attacks, or having your stylometric patterns uncovered... [0] https://github.com/psal/anonymouth https://github.com/psal/anonymouth