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It depends on what you do. If your identity and participation in public activities is integral to why you're hired, you don't really have an option to keep everything private. Personally, I decided long ago that if I'm not comfortable saying or doing something using my true name, I probably don't need to say or do it. Yes, that's a somewhat privileged position to be in but nonetheless it's the case for me.



> Yes, that's a somewhat privileged position to be in but nonetheless it's the case for me.

It's important that we're conscious of that privilege, because we're the ones who build the IT systems for those who don't have it.




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