I use a pseudonym to shield myself not so much from my current but my next employer. Or landlord. Or girlfriend's family. HN gets what's really weighing on my m

I use a pseudonym to shield myself not so much from my current but my next employer. Or landlord. Or girlfriend's family. HN gets what's really weighing on my mind, while Facebook gets heavily censored, cheerfully inoffensive pablum when I bother to participate at all. As I see it, true names : pseudonyms :: villages : cities and cities are the wellsprings of progress because people can reinvent themselves and unpopular but good ideas can find support.