I like having a bit of deniability and search obfuscation to governments and employers. It’s not very strong information hiding—truth is entangled, and there’s enough of a trail that anyone who tried could find me.
Using a handle/nickname/’nym/whatever is very comfortable for me—I’ve used this one (or variations, as the source got more popular and namespaces more crowded) for well over 3 decades, since before the Internet was around. I have friends from the early days who use my online name in person, because that’s how they first knew me, and because my so-called “real” name is fairly common.
I like having a bit of deniability and search obfuscation to governments and employers. It’s not very strong information hiding—truth is entangled, and there’s enough of a trail that anyone who tried could find me.
Using a handle/nickname/’nym/whatever is very comfortable for me—I’ve used this one (or variations, as the source got more popular and namespaces more crowded) for well over 3 decades, since before the Internet was around. I have friends from the early days who use my online name in person, because that’s how they first knew me, and because my so-called “real” name is fairly common.