The ability to do that exists, and was always going to eventually be easier. We used to all use pseudonyms but that fell out of fashion somewhat; and even then

The ability to do that exists, and was always going to eventually be easier. We used to all use pseudonyms but that fell out of fashion somewhat; and even then over time its inevitable you'll say one or a few things that can deanonymyze you. This was always going to happen and we can only hope it will change the public perception about privacy, which to this point has often been indifference or even annoyance when one brings it up. > I notice on HN that there are many accounts that seem to register just to comment on particular stories and nothing more, and the comments are constructive and well thought out, and now I wonder whether some are just ahead of the curve on this — obscuring the totality of their identity from future employers, or anyone else who might use their words against them. Throw aways are very common here for that purpose! On my end I'm becoming more interested in how to safeguard users -- anonymize them -- and also how to make easy to _generate_ throwaways without opening the door to spam (e.g. generate from a valid account, but then detach it). HN likely gets around this by being niche; I think the somewhat unattractive site design helps there.