the anon strikes again
Why do people post anonymously? Is it because they feel safer hidden behind a shroud? Maybe they’re not as comfortable with posting something that deviates from their “brand,” or what they normally write about. Of course, I say “they,” but this is an all-inclusive and broad umbrella term that also applies to me. In my case, it is more because I haven’t decided if I want to stick around at write.as, and the only way these posts get “published” on read write.as is if I post anonymously. There is a part of me that shrinks at exposing my writing to others as well: even if I am only writing informally like this. It’s still a piece of my inner world that I’m not yet prepared to share with just about anyone. I still hide behind a pseudonym. I still use a nom de plume, so regardless of if I post with my account name, or purely anonymously, I’m still in essence, anonymous.