> But HN requires burner accounts all the same.

No, it really doesn’t. They are a poor substitute for self-awareness.

It does. It would be nice if controversial statements, said in good faith, were not downvoted and flagged, but thats not a reality on HN.

Much easier to make burners, say what’s on one’s mind, and move on.

> It does.

Having never used a burner, been on here a little over a decade, been on the unpopular side of many arguments here, having never had a ban, and being #17 on the leaderboard, I’m pretty confident that HN does not, in fact, require burners.

> Much easier to make burners, say what’s on one’s mind, and move on.

Yes, its a lot easier to use burners than think about how you are engaging and presenting your views.

Most of us at the end of the day don’t care, certainly not enough to keep track of a leaderboard of this site LMAO.

As I said, use a burner, post and move on. Let the haters do their thing.

So you're not afraid of making controversial statements, but you're afraid to have them attached to your handle?

It sounds like you're a coward, honestly.

Oh no!

It brings me much joy to know that I've never had to deal with this sort of thing.