@aeliaexe there's an anon ethos beyond particular personal security concerns, tho i think some is out of respect for employer not wanting to be associated w ur personal opinions? it's an anti-credentialism & anti-elitism gesture to be anon rather than a bio w institutional affiliations; remarkable # of interactions here between ppl in elite roles & smart misfits who do manual labor posting from a cartoon pfp & nickname is mentally freeing creative opportunity to construct the identity u want rather than the identity u have irl... lots of ppl here not entirely satisfied w their bio appearance & gender & etc us all being anon allows ppl who DO have specific personal reasons for anon to blend into the crowd- if only ppl who needed it did it, then they'd all be targets for doxxing