Tim Bouma on Nostr: Benjamin Franklin, at age 16, took on the pseudonym of ‘Silence Dogood’, the ...
Benjamin Franklin, at age 16, took on the pseudonym of ‘Silence Dogood’, the identity of a 40 year-old (fictional) widow, and wrote an incredibly popular advice column that was published regularly. Nobody knew, including the publisher, who Silence Dogood was. It was Ben.
Ben, a seasoned publisher, tempered many of the words of Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence which gave it its lasting power.
‘We hold these truths to be self-evident’ was a late-night edit by Ben.
In the end, Ben was a badass and rebel: his diplomacy - and his degeneracy - shaped much of the society we have today.
Thanks, Ben
Ben, a seasoned publisher, tempered many of the words of Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence which gave it its lasting power.
‘We hold these truths to be self-evident’ was a late-night edit by Ben.
In the end, Ben was a badass and rebel: his diplomacy - and his degeneracy - shaped much of the society we have today.
Thanks, Ben
quoting note1ra7…av24No pseudonyms, no freedom.
> During the debates over the design and ratification of the United States Constitution, in 1787 and 1788, a large number of writers in the popular press used pseudonyms.
> To avoid opening himself and Madison to charges of betraying the Convention’s confidentiality, Alexander Hamilton chose the pen name “Publius,” after a general who had helped found the Roman Republic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pseudonyms_used_in_the_American_Constitutional_debates
https://communityliteracy.org/why-did-the-federalists-use-the-pseudonym-publius/