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Liked the write-up was a fun read. But I really don't get the point of being anonymous on social media.

moffkalast 4y ago
> Create a believable persona This is also a lot harder than it seems, once you start lying it's easy to slip up or provide details that are aren't self consistent. As long as you rely on people just accepting the answer and being immediately satisfied with that it'll work. Inb4 "oh hey I'm also from <town suburb name you lied being from>, remember that one thing?".
- itchyouch 4y ago
  If one's town had a neighboring rival town/school growing up, using the rival town could provide a semblance of cohesiveness due to still being intimate with many of the details of said town as a rival.
- ghaff 4y ago
  I agree with your general point. But, assuming I wanted a fake background that would pass casual scrutiny, I'd make something up that was close enough to the truth but not close enough that anyone would think anything was off if we got to casual chatting. I'd probably say I was from and/or lived in some city I knew extremely well but had never actually lived in. Maybe say I got an undergrad degree from somewhere I got a grad degree. Etc.
- JohnFen 4y ago
  The key is to avoid lying. Don't try to make up things that aren't true, just emphasize and deemphasize different aspects of your true self. That's plenty enough the majority of the time.
jacooper 4y ago
Saying what you want without worrying about being canceled in 10 years.
- underwater 4y ago
  If your words will get you cancelled then maybe you should just keep them to yourself.
  - O__________O 4y ago
    Future is unpredictable. Random opinion today that’s normal completely socially acceptable thing to say, might tomorrow be proof you’re criminal; for example, a country that’s had significant power shift and outlawed a something that before was legal. Or you’re living in a country that’s you object to actions that have been taken, for example, invasion of another country, and publicly stating objections is a crime.

> Create a believable persona This is also a lot harder than it seems, once you start lying it's easy to slip up or provide details that are aren't self consistent. As long as you rely on people just accepting the answer and being immediately satisfied with that it'll work. Inb4 "oh hey I'm also from <town suburb name you lied being from>, remember that one thing?".

itchyouch 4y ago
If one's town had a neighboring rival town/school growing up, using the rival town could provide a semblance of cohesiveness due to still being intimate with many of the details of said town as a rival.
ghaff 4y ago
I agree with your general point. But, assuming I wanted a fake background that would pass casual scrutiny, I'd make something up that was close enough to the truth but not close enough that anyone would think anything was off if we got to casual chatting. I'd probably say I was from and/or lived in some city I knew extremely well but had never actually lived in. Maybe say I got an undergrad degree from somewhere I got a grad degree. Etc.
JohnFen 4y ago
The key is to avoid lying. Don't try to make up things that aren't true, just emphasize and deemphasize different aspects of your true self. That's plenty enough the majority of the time.

jacooper 4y ago

Saying what you want without worrying about being canceled in 10 years.

underwater 4y ago
If your words will get you cancelled then maybe you should just keep them to yourself.
- O__________O 4y ago
  Future is unpredictable. Random opinion today that’s normal completely socially acceptable thing to say, might tomorrow be proof you’re criminal; for example, a country that’s had significant power shift and outlawed a something that before was legal. Or you’re living in a country that’s you object to actions that have been taken, for example, invasion of another country, and publicly stating objections is a crime.