I've written a post about why I've chosen to be pseudonymous.
gemini://lyk.so/gemlog/009-why-a-pseudonym.gmi
2 years ago ยท ๐ gnuserland, martin, eph, bronzie_beat, marginalia
gemini://lyk.so/gemlog/009-why-a-pseudonym.gmi
At the very beginning internet growth in popularity also because the anonymity.
Then Feisbuk was able to modify the perception about privacy and anonymity also thanks to a small group of people that surely helped to make them richest and therefore convincing people that coming outside the anonymity would provide a great success.
Exhibitionism, hedonism and voyarism well nourished by mercenary psychologists did the rest.
Now the are trying to cover the stink changing name to the company... ยท 2 years ago