I'm surprised you don't consider other possibilities, like that he was genuinely concerned about his real name being made known, for the reasons he stated. You

I'm surprised you don't consider other possibilities, like that he was genuinely concerned about his real name being made known, for the reasons he stated. You don't address these. I'm also surprised that you feel able to diagnose someone you presumably don't know as a sociopath. This seem like hyperbole. Honestly, I don't think this post is up to YC standards.