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I think the world as we know it is changing, even for builders we're seeing a pushback on anon devs. There's this theory called the Dark Forest Theory of the Internet - this idea that people are already exiting social platforms or existing "communication standards" for more intimate communication experience. Can be just to talk, create, publish, code etc. As online environments become more hostile, filled with ads, spam, and privacy invasions, people are increasingly retreating to private and hidden spaces for meaningful interactions.
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Having an online non-private, non-pseudonymous presence is what gets you doxxed. If you have no data for them to link a pseudonym to and you practice good opsec for that pseudonym they won't have anything to link to you. Also, this stuff likely does age out over time as data migrates to the archival stage so even if you've used socials before, you can have hope if you delete your old non-secure presence. Honestly, I think one of the most disastrous things is a history of college papers. Those contain your writing style in long form with repetition. I don't know what their retention practices are though. From a cursory lookup, it appears that many keep them digitally forever. That's a rich target for authorities. Many high level dissidents are college educated.