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Pseudonyms are anonymous yet can still build trust. I appreciate anonymity when I want to talk about sensitive topics.

• mc32 2y ago
  Anonymous reputation can turn on those who trust the reputable entity. Easy, though facile, examples are the romantic schemes used to defraud, more intricate are spies and so on.
  • arnaudsm 2y ago
    In a small communities, newcomers are more scrutinized to prevent that. And the scammer can only have a single victim before being expelled. HN, while being large, incentivizes that brilliantly, by highlighting new accounts in green.
    • 2OEH8eoCRo0 2y ago
      You can't expel people without proper identity. If you kick out a scammer they can keep coming back with different names/identities.
• SoftTalker 2y ago
  If you can't put your real name on your opinion, what is it really worth?