expect to be doxxed once your contributions reach a certain level.
Yes, this so much. Me wearing a mask has mostly just become a statement about privacy. I have no illusions about being able to hide my identity forever, especially not against state level actors; assuming I want to continue operating meaningfully in this space under this nym. Even @Car told me that everyone at @PlebLab gets doxxed at some point.1
I also honestly don't know how to transition away from the mask since the mask is annoying but it feels like a part of my online identity now. I also don't want to simply give up the uphill battle of keeping my private life separate from my bitcoin life. You could almost say I am waiting for someone to dox me so I can take off the mask, lol.
Privacy isn't dead but it has a price you need to pay.

Footnotes

  1. Not sure if he was just joking though, lol.
I for one don't care at all who you are. And I mean that in a privacy-preserving way! I would love you know you IRL, but 100% respect your desire for privacy.
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Well, I do introduce myself to people as ek without a mask on conferences or in @PlebLab so not showing my face online is just a way to limit exposure.
So it's not like it's impossible to know me IRL :)
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👀 but how can I verify that unmasked ek is the @ek
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Have him show you his logged-in sn account
but then he could have just stolen ek's phone...
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indeed 🤣
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This is what crypto fingerprints are for.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 10 Jun
You mean signatures?
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You exchange fingerprints in-person so you can later attest that the signature corresponds with the person you met IRL.
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I would then ask @ek to send me a mail with his private key 😂 problem solved!
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49 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 10 Jun
Why would I send you my private key, it's private 👀
And even if, what if someone stole my private key? 👀👀👀
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signed by your private key...
damn, then I'm not meeting @ek, problem solved from the root cause!
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Meant face to nym @ek, not the business insider type lol
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