Yes, I used to have an anon handle on Twitter to ask technical questions too. I didn’t use it as a substitute for my political opinions (though I did occasionally slip into posting some there for a minute.)
There are times and places for it (as I stated clearly in the post).
And yes, I’m talking about social media as the public square. In that case I think most people should speak up about things under their own names and be counted.
Ironically the entire reason why there’s some risk in having your views out there with your name attached is that fewer people are willing to do it. I’d like to see this risk reversed by everyone posting as though it was their right. Because it is.
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