Once upon a time I didn't care much what I posted on the internet. I would pretty freely talk with other strangers about nearly anything and not struggle to come up with things to post. This was always in smaller forums or IRC channels.
Then I started using reddit and learned the danger that is one part karma addiction and two parts doxxing. The former made me reevaluate why I was posting so much. On small forums you have a tighter group of friends with a stronger connection. On reddit it's all about impressing the stranger.
Doxxing was something pretty foreign to me though. Reddit has it up there with being the worst thing that can happen to you, and has this idea of being constantly vigilent against the threat of having your personal information found out. Finding out who you are.
So I largely stopped posting.
But now I think I've forgotten how to effectively communicate with people on internet forums. I have the mentality that it's better to lurk for fear of what could happen. And I'm curious how common that fear is. So, hubski, are you scared to post?