{"id":12552,"date":"2024-12-07T11:49:27","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T09:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/?p=12552"},"modified":"2024-12-07T11:49:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T09:49:27","slug":"a-bluesky-flame-and-the-case-for-anonymity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.main-vision.com\/richard\/blog\/a-bluesky-flame-and-the-case-for-anonymity\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bluesky Flame and the Case for Anonymity"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

In the golden age of social media I went from tweeting with a pseudonym to tweeting with my own name. This was as true on Twitter as on Facebook. There was a sense of community that meant that we were safe to use our own names, rather than nicknames.<\/p>\n

That age ended in 2020 when normal people, isolated by lockdowns, became familiar with Twitter and other social networks. In 2020 I was flamed more than once on Twitter, and eventually became private, after using a pseudonym. I was also flamed more than once on Mastodon instances and dumped them too.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I was flamed on Bluesky and I looked to see if I could delete the troll but couldn’t so I blocked one account, and a second, and a third, and then I pressed the big red button metaphorically and deactivated my account.<\/p>\n

Someone had posted that they were crying regularly so I suggested CBT, not as a troll but because it’s a technique I use on myself. I also clarified that as I don’t know the person I can’t offer personal advice. I did nothing wrong.<\/p>\n

Although I don’t like Threads because of who it is owned by when people ask for help with something, and I offer advice and help they actually thank me. They are not so complexed that they start a flame war against me.<\/p>\n

By now flame wars are part and parcel of social media so I don’t worry about being flamed. I worry about being flamed under my actual name. My fear, yesterday, was related to the reputation damage that these trolls could do.If they misread what I wrote, and what I meant, and defame me in their comments, then there is little to nothing I can do, except deactivate the account for a few days, or even a few weeks.<\/p>\n

I have two main accounts on the Fediverse, one as myself, and one as a nickname. I try to post via the nickname so that if I am flamed, it only affects that account, not my identity.<\/p>\n

And Finally<\/h2>\n

Social media is no longer fun. It stopped being fun years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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