I sometimes make throwaway accounts to speak my mind that I wouldn't dare to do on a pseudonym account as this one. I haven't done it a lot, as there are many t

I sometimes make throwaway accounts to speak my mind that I wouldn't dare to do on a pseudonym account as this one. I haven't done it a lot, as there are many things I feel comfortable sharing on this account. But I recognize that in a very few instances, my opinions are quite extreme or unpalatable. I think most people tend to have a few. I create those accounts to share those opinions to understand and see how they are received. To my surprise, 50% of the time, they are received extremely well and I really need to do a check on how the world works. The other 50% of the time, it'd go exactly as how I thought it would go. So, for me personally, I'd be against it as I learn a lot about it. Moreover, I've seen other throwaway accounts do the same. Sometimes these comments tend to be upvoted a lot as while it is spicy, there's some strong resonance there among the HN crows. Often times, it's also downvoted into oblivion. I feel like I can differentiatie it compared to the standard snarkiness, spam or astroturfing. I find both the upvoted and downvoted versions valuable as I appreciate candor.