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Ask HN: Do you have an HN realname and also a sock puppet account?

2 pointsby forgottenacc56over 8 years ago

2 comments

endswapperover 8 years ago
No.<p>My username is the name of my startup. This is a deliberate, calculated tactic to subconsciously infiltrate your mind, so when you finally get around to looking at it, it is so familiar you don&#x27;t question, criticize or resist, you just submit, and use it.<p>Joking aside, I think the practice, unless there is some temporary, practical use of anonymity undermines the community component.
chrisbennetover 8 years ago
I don&#x27;t sock puppet and (hopefully) don&#x27;t say things on the internet that I wouldn&#x27;t say to someone&#x27;s face. My username is my name [without &quot;The Great, Savior of the Universe, Creator of Large and Small Mistakes&quot; as I&#x27;d like at least some anonymity].