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Re:Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring ... by mustaflex on Monday March 01, 2021 @01:33PM (#26306242)
I think it reached a certain point where even a pen-name is not enough. The author might write something completely safe(under his own name) and some people will still be able to nitpick and led a crusade against him/her.

You can control what you write but not the mob trying to lynch you.

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Re:Sir Kazuo Ishiguro warns of young authors self-censoring ... by ghaff on Monday March 01, 2021 @01:38PM (#26306329)
Well, yes, but not having a pen-name that's connected to a real world identity does limit the potential consequences to a significant degree. It's not perfect, especially if you do something illegal, but an online mob probably can't get you fired if they don't know your real identity.
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