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Anecdotally, I have at least 3 GitHub profiles

Note that Scratch does not require users to verify their email addresses (although some functionality is restricted), so the barrier to entry is somewhat lower.

Even for confirmed email addresses, Scratch is super lax in terms of what they'll accept. My company (a childrens' coding enrichment program) probably has upwards of a thousand Scratch accounts attached to a single gmail via "+" aliases, and Scratch doesn't care at all.

I have many profiles on any platform that I use a lot (at least 15 on HN and 15 on reddit).

Genuine question: why? I only have one, and I wonder if I'm missing something.

Anecdata: my sister had a additional Facebook account for gaming on this social media platform and adding strangers as friends for related bonuses without running the risk of inviting stalkers.

EDIT: additional, not "duplicate", which would imply any of the personal data was similar - it was of course fictional.

I do it in an effort to preserve privacy...

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