How often do you misrepresent yourself online?

https://lemmy.world/post/13177521

How often do you misrepresent yourself online? - Lemmy.World

I asked a related question about how often you lie, on a daily basis, but I think this is more apropos for today’s general aesthetic.

Thinking about it, I definitely misrepresent myself online 100% of the time, as I never say who I am. I do say a lot of things, but in a generic sense, enough that it would be hard to pin down who I actually am. I have a deep and irrepressible sense of distrust for the state, for decades, despite what I do for a job. So instead, I have an online persona that does indeed reflect my values, but is separate from the public facing person you might know.
You mean your real name is not Crack Happy? 😃
Indeed.
At least tell us you are Happy, then
Alright, I’ll tell this story again. The reason my name is Crackhappy has nothing whatsoever to do with drugs. It’s because, years ago, I was climbing the ranks of a Quake II mod called "Rocket Arena"and was known as “Happy”, because I’m pretty sunny in general. I got recruited to a clan called [Crack] and have adopted the moniker of [Crack]Happy ever since, but the brackets got lost to time.

Ikr?

Get well soon