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I have been afraid of sharing my ideas, post history, etc. in a way that could be easily traced back to my identity for years. I made sure my accounts and usern
by chillycurve 5y ago
I have been afraid of sharing my ideas, post history, etc. in a way that could be easily traced back to my identity for years. I made sure my accounts and usernames bore no personally identifiable tid-bits. I use a VPN religiously (that won't change).
I've since decided that I am done with all that.
I was afraid my employer might question my Reddit posting history (they wouldn't.) I was worried someone who Googled me would think my past self was dumb (who cares).
Now my ideas are almost all public and growing more so by the day. I am working up the energy to start a personal blog, if anything just to document my ideas over time. I am adding my real name and email to my Github, HN, (not Reddit, yet, though it would not be hard to connect), IH, etc.
I want someone to be able to Google me and find my best work.
On the other hand, there are clearly cases and types of info/accounts that should remain private. I self-host as much as possible. I encrypt personal files before uploading. I have multiple Protonmail accounts. I use custom DNS, etc.
Ideas should be public. Information is a case by case basis, but I generally care a lot less than I used to.
- chaxor 5y agoWhat do you use as a custom DNS?
- chillycurve 5y agoI use NextDNS and love it. It provides fine control over what is allowed, what's logged, etc. If I was ultra-privacy focused, I'd probably go with the DNS provided by my VPN or a self-hosted resolver like unbound+pihole.
- kayodelycaon 5y agoUnfortunately, not everyone has this luxury. I know many people who are LGBT and still hiding from family. I’m bipolar, which I really do not want anyone hiring me to know. I don’t want people at work (or my family!) knowing and reading what I write. As a friend put it: once your coworkers find your Reddit account, it’s over.
- chillycurve 5y agoI agree with everything you've said. It is a matter of choosing what to disclose. I think most people in free countries can disclose a lot, if not most about themselves while withholding things like their sexuality or medical/mental challenges without withholding everything. And reddit is a special case, even I am tempted to open that up.