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Gwern observed that the most underrated benefit of anonymity is that it forces your audience to think about your words in order to respond to them, because they are unable to reject them based upon identity politics.
An interview with the famous, but entirely anonymous gwern, using an avatar.
His very first answer, about being anonymous, was interesting.
https://youtu.be/a42key59cZQ?si=IDKVrUDsCMj2fPdY
Published at
2025-04-11 11:02:47Event JSON
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