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I’m curious about this, I regularly use and rotate burners on almost all social media, I’m not looking for approval from my peers and generally don’t believe my opinion matters (in the sense that the SNR is so bad that even if I had a valid point it wouldn’t change anything in the big scheme of things).

What about your online identity do you value so much?

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I can’t speak for them but for me it’s hard to avoid this feeling like you invested a part of yourself. All the comments and thoughts you poured out, the interactions and revelations you had, the little funny moments. A part of me likes knowing I can go back and see any of it again even if basically never look at my history.

It just feels like some sort of weird emotional and mental investment I suppose?

I now do that. I didn't then. 13 years is a long time and I'm a vastly different person.

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