Knowing how easily someone could figure out who I am, I am very cautious to never say anything on the internet that I wouldn’t back up in real life. Keeps me honest, I guess, or at the very least consistent.

I’m honest enough I worry about people finding me online, but I will occasionally shift the dates of things happening to me if I’m worried it will be too revealing and I’ve told some other white lies before as well. The only one that is coming to mind at the moment is I told a dead by daylight streamer I had used Zanshin Tactics to help learn Artist, when in fact I hadn’t got the perk yet. I had heard a few times that it was a good offbeat pick for her to learn to predict shots though so it was a lie to make the anecdote more personal to me.

Anyone that knows me personally might have enough clues to find me on here if that was their goal. Govment agencies probably could too if an agent was assigned. I try to talk about my personal circumstances in general terms, like you can know what cities I’ve been to and live around and maybe which corner of it but I take various measures in attempt to obfuscate any precision beyond that. One measure is I wait at least one week to several months before I post an original picture of mine, and endeavour to keep my hands or silhouette out of the photos.

I try to source my information in the same way between subject areas I am knowledgeable in and those that I’m not to lead people off the trail to where my actual expertise is.

What I can’t hide is how much I love trains though. That will be how “the man” finds me.

I’ve been sexually harassed so much online that I never correct people when they misgender me on any sort of party chat, especially with video games. I chose an ambiguous username, talk like a bro, have and naturally have deeper voice which only tends to get deeper on the mic. It’s actually really nice to be able to just play video games and be a human being.

I also put on corporate speak mask when I’m at work. Some days I let it slip and always regret it.

Where is Margot Robbie when you need her?

All the time, it’d take too much effort to explain nuance connected to the real me.

When I don’t, I often get accused of lying.

Also it’s not important.

I am really bad at just making shit up and it never occurs to me to lie. I can consciously withhold things, but my default is far too honest. However, do I have the ability to lie? Definitely. If I need to, there is some emotionless place I go to mentally and I just lie. That’s it. Just lie.

All the time. It’s also fun to try on different argument and perspectives

I have never once misrepresented the rich, playboy philanthropist I am.

I somehow give the impression that I know what I’m talking about.

Never? I feel bad lying… people who knowingly lie are doing a bad thing in my opinion… should really not do that

Every day at work when I pretend to not be high as hell lol

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.

I, Dr. Wesker, am a caricature of a real person.

I am more myself than myself, yet also exaggerated.

I am an experiment in personality and expression.

I am craving poutine.

I have no interest in misrepresenting myself, I just try to give away as little as possible while still trying to contribute to the conversation.