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return0 on May 6, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Gwern answers 'Ask gwern: Who are you?'

People on facebook barely ever have interesting conversation, exactly because of "what are your friends gonna think?".

Part of the reason HN is successful is pseudonymity.

randallsquared on May 6, 2013 [–]

Many of the most interesting HNers have accounts strongly tied to real world identities.

kaybe on May 6, 2013 | | [–]

But isn't it great that we can choose?

return0 on May 6, 2013 | | [–]

Depends on one's definition of interesting. This very article is about a pseudonymous user. And you and I are too.

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