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As in this forum for example.

• r00fus 4y ago
  HN is not anonymous. It's pseudonymous at best.
  • pessimizer 4y ago
    The two don't oppose each other. Throwaway accounts are plentiful for those who want to use them, people who want to stick with a name can do that, and those who want to use (or otherwise make clear) their real name can do that.
  • raxxorraxor 4y ago
    HN doesn't even request a mail. For all intends and purposes it is synonymous with anonymity. Sure, there are platforms that don't even use a user handle. Given, you are free to reveal anything about you.
• tgv 4y ago
  Now show me how that scales to 8B people ranting away. HN is only decent because of its strict moderation. Twitter and facebook, two examples I didn't name accidentally, don't do that, have a much larger audience, and did sow division, largely because they are anonymous.