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apparent 18 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Online Friends Are Real Friends

There are a couple people I've met on HN, then emailed with, then met IRL.

There are also some people I've known IRL, who then saw my stuff on HN and reconnected with me IRL.

The former is neat, but the latter is even better.

tayo42 18 days ago [–]

I am the complete opposite. I like my pseudo-anonymity (I figured with enough effort some one could figure out who I am) and the freedom to be an idiot or have a bad day online that comes with that.

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