Yup, I wouldn't mind to tell my username if asked, even to a possible employer. Your HN comments along the years are a resume of you. It's really hard to pretend here. Somebody will call your BS right away. This promotes honesty.
I made a RL friend here from HN - he just emailed me saying he was in the same region, and we clicked on stuff.
I also work at a YC company these days. HN is mentioned a lot at work. My username is really obvious to those who work with me. I try not to comment on HN threads trending at work, because my HN comment history is cringe.
On the twist side, most other friends don't know about HN. This is also the group of friends who ask "is Amazon a good place to work for tech?" The word hacker does put people off.
"no, what's that? Sounds like a shady website or something." And let them explain it to me. Knowing how someone perceives a thing would inform me on if I should admit to already be using the thing.
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 31.0 ms ] threadAs long as you seem articulate, it seems like people won’t call your BS.
I also work at a YC company these days. HN is mentioned a lot at work. My username is really obvious to those who work with me. I try not to comment on HN threads trending at work, because my HN comment history is cringe.
On the twist side, most other friends don't know about HN. This is also the group of friends who ask "is Amazon a good place to work for tech?" The word hacker does put people off.