He was a practicing psychiatrist and felt that having his identity public could interfere with his practice. He has since quit practicing (edit: nope, he quit

He was a practicing psychiatrist and felt that having his identity public could interfere with his practice. He has since quit practicing (edit: nope, he quit for a short while and has started his own practice), but at the time I felt it was a legitimate reason. With that said, I don’t think the NYT did anything legally wrong, but it’s kind of a bad look for a newspaper that loves to claim their moral righteousness. It can’t be illegal to say a person’s real name and say what they do as a side gig/hobby. But if someone asks you not to do it, then it’s not cool to do it. It’s not like he’s a movie celebrity constantly putting himself in the public eye. He made a pretty solid effort too keep his internet persona separate from his day job, and most of us feel like that should be respected. But he did overreact, as he admitted. If he had just kept his mouth shut the NYT article probably wouldn’t have had too many readers and his nuclear option probably attracted more attention.