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We cant ignore the consequences of linking our viewing and posting habits to an identity, either. Some people don't appreciate being profiled. Simply picking a
by neinnonyet 4y ago
We cant ignore the consequences of linking our viewing and posting habits to an identity, either. Some people don't appreciate being profiled. Simply picking a username that is not your real name does not fully address that.
- dang 4y agoYes—there are tradeoffs. But HN would be a different place if it were just a collection of comments without usernames. That's not the kind of site this is, so posting here involves making some of those tradeoffs.