I prefer to keep my work, family, gaming, and online-discussion identities rather distinct. I don’t knowingly post things that would reflect badly on me (I do sometimes take contrarian-advocacy positions, but I do so at work too), and I tend not to play games with strangers who’d be tempted to retaliate outside the game, but it still adds a bit of comfort to not mix them up.
Whether you want to do the same is entirely up to you. Less Wrong, in fact, could have positive reputation effects on other aspects of your life. More likely completely neutral, but unlike some other sites, it’s less likely to be pure negative.
I prefer to keep my work, family, gaming, and online-discussion identities rather distinct. I don’t knowingly post things that would reflect badly on me (I do sometimes take contrarian-advocacy positions, but I do so at work too), and I tend not to play games with strangers who’d be tempted to retaliate outside the game, but it still adds a bit of comfort to not mix them up.
Whether you want to do the same is entirely up to you. Less Wrong, in fact, could have positive reputation effects on other aspects of your life. More likely completely neutral, but unlike some other sites, it’s less likely to be pure negative.