Maybe he's one of the regulars here on HN using an anonymous handle, taking part in these conversations without anyone judging him or his actions. Well-known p

Maybe he's one of the regulars here on HN using an anonymous handle, taking part in these conversations without anyone judging him or his actions. Well-known people have used pseudonyms for ages to preserve their privacy (for instance, when staying in hotels) or sometimes to manipulate public opinion -- writing letters to the editor under various names and personalities was a favorite tactic of Ben Franklin, even to the newspapers he owned! More recently, Mitt Romney's alt Twitter account "Pierre Delecto" was uncovered after he gave away too many clues: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/mitt-romney-has-a-secret-twitter-account-and-it-sure-looks-like-its-this-one.html https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/10/mitt-romney-has-...