Since the start I’ve written under a pseudonym, with a few exceptions. I’m not doing that anymore. Why? Actually it’s kinda simple, it’s because Richard Hanania said it was a good idea. But mostly because I thought about it and realized I had no reason to be pseudonymous in the first place.
The hysteria around Covid and summer 2020 black-pilled me to discussing substantive ideas of any kind on Facebook or Instagram. Grateful I could stop wasting my time and find something better with Substack and (at times) Twitter.
It's a little surprising that there aren't more young writers. In most creative fields (especially music), most people are washed up by the time they turn 30. Mathematicians too.
I thought you would reference Orson Scott Card's1985 book Ender's Game, about the genius "space commander", which included a subplot of his two slightly older siblings who manipulated the world thru the pseudonyms of Locke and Demosthenes and writing on "the Net". (Before you were born? and while Usenet was an early digital thing.) They avoided using their real names because of age.
Today, more conservative types, maybe like Infovores, try to avoid cancel culture by being honest. Steve Sailor has certainly been socially ostracized for his views and the true data he writes about. OS Card, with Mormon beliefs against abortion and homosexuality, has also been socially canceled.
I sincerely hope it doesn't negatively affect your career too much - it will certainly have some effect. But some of that effect will be those who, if they knew you more, would disagree more, and thus there is a protective filter effect as part of the filter.
Re: Moral panics are good
The hysteria around Covid and summer 2020 black-pilled me to discussing substantive ideas of any kind on Facebook or Instagram. Grateful I could stop wasting my time and find something better with Substack and (at times) Twitter.
Your name retains quite a bit of anonymity!
It's a little surprising that there aren't more young writers. In most creative fields (especially music), most people are washed up by the time they turn 30. Mathematicians too.
Anyways congrats on the success and good luck!
One additional problem is explaining to people what my url means, but honestly that's fine
I thought you would reference Orson Scott Card's1985 book Ender's Game, about the genius "space commander", which included a subplot of his two slightly older siblings who manipulated the world thru the pseudonyms of Locke and Demosthenes and writing on "the Net". (Before you were born? and while Usenet was an early digital thing.) They avoided using their real names because of age.
Today, more conservative types, maybe like Infovores, try to avoid cancel culture by being honest. Steve Sailor has certainly been socially ostracized for his views and the true data he writes about. OS Card, with Mormon beliefs against abortion and homosexuality, has also been socially canceled.
I sincerely hope it doesn't negatively affect your career too much - it will certainly have some effect. But some of that effect will be those who, if they knew you more, would disagree more, and thus there is a protective filter effect as part of the filter.