After years of lurking on Hacker News, I finally created an account simply to be able to post the strongest agreement possible with the original post. I do not

After years of lurking on Hacker News, I finally created an account simply to be able to post the strongest agreement possible with the original post. I do not use Facebook, and I do not wish to use Facebook, and I do not believe that I should be treated as an Unperson because of this choice. If a site wants to make certain its users/members are using their "real identity", better solutions can be found than tying themselves to Facebook! I am a hobbyist software developer and I prefer to host my own contact and information pages. This is an issue I feel very emotional about - requiring a Facebook account for the use of an unrelated service feels to me like a personal insult. The implicit message that use of Facebook is now mandatory is almost dehumanizing.