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> If you really can't stand behind your opinion, what's the point in having it in the first place?

What's the point of knowing something most people don't or of having a belief, unless the credit for it can be connected to your address or mother's maiden name?

I don't understand this sentiment at all. When I'm complimented for something that I've said anonymously from someone who has chosen to remain anonymous - I'm happy that I could help someone, or that I made someone smile. It doesn't matter who that someone is, and it doesn't matter whether they know where I work, or where my sister works.

In fact, I would prefer that they not know any of that stuff. I'm not sure why people don't understand pen names, why they are useful, and why they always have been.



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