In reaction, some pleasant netizens took it upon themselves to dox him as much as possible. He then ended up having to quit his job as a psychiatrist and returned to writing full time.
He quit his old psychiatrist job and started a new one in addition to writing.
He quit his job and started another business by using his notoriety. If his life truly was in danger he would have retired. Instead he's trying to make money from his followers with a new business!
No, he quite clearly was trying to keep the association between the psychiatry real identity and Scott Alexander. There would be no fucking discussion here if Scott intentionally meant to reveal his identity.
>Is there some unwritten rule on the internet that you are anonymous as long as it's kinda a little bit difficult to figure it out?
Yes, there is a reason it’s gotten its own term. And this is why many sites (like Reddit) have very explicit anti-doxxing rules.
Then why did he publish his own recognizable blog post with his full name here[1]?
[1] https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Technological_Singu...
Shouldn't we at least suggest these are significantly distinct events with very different ramifications for the author?