> In the current climate of marauding twitter mobs in constant search of food for their outrage cycle, I think I'd better not give them more information than necessary.

One of the best ways to do that is to avoid persistent online identity. It's probably the best way to emulate ephemerality on the internet nowadays. IMHO, there's very little reason to link any online identities together or to use any one for too long.

And on HN you can’t change your name, so hope you’ve made that decision to obfuscate when you’ve signed up.