JAKE
@jake
would like to see people resist over-generalizing this proxy situation pseudonymity itself is not inherently a bad thing pseudonymity can encourage authenticity, preserve privacy, and allow for the expression of ideas which may otherwise go unsaid, among other things like most things, it can be used for good and bad
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JAKE
@jake
when you build a reputation under a pseudonym over a long period of time, it's comparable to building a reputation under your legal ID you have a lot of reputation accrued, and therefore, a lot to lose i'll trust a quality pseud i've followed for 10 years over a stranger who shows me their passport 10 times out of 10
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JAKE
@jake
one of my favorite parts about farcaster is that some degree of pseudonymity is the default pseudonymity is a spectrum satoshi is on one end (perfect pseudonymity) on the other end, think of someone with their headshot as their pfp and their full legal name as their username most people here are not on either end
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JAKE
@jake
like most of you, I am not on either end, but I am further on the side of pseudonymity than most because i'm intentional about it, i value what i call "practical pseudonymity", and i've made various trade-offs over the years to maintain it (like not doing video podcasts, for example)
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JAKE
@jake
i've been doing this for a little over 5 years now, since i started blogging and tweeting and later podcasting and casting it started because i wanted to feel free to publish whatever i felt like writing about on the internet without worrying about what my investment banking colleagues or hs classmates might think
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JAKE
@jake
it was also a rational decision based on my ambition combined with my appreciation of the internet's scale while i was starting from scratch, i could see myself having 100,000 followers some day, maybe even 1m at what point can you no longer walk around NYC without being recognized? didn't want to risk that
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