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dancing james
I have said many things in the past online I would be embarrassed / awkward about saying to people in real life.
But in a practical sense, its useful for people to know who I am. Recent examples being; someone offering to lend me a bike because they figured out I used to work for their company, people finding my insta feed and visiting my exhibition, many people donating bikes and parts to a charity project, etc etc. All my online activity is connected these days, and it helps keep my tendency for arguments / meltdowns in check.
I've banned myself from Twitter now, but in arguments on there I would suddenly find I had to listen and engage if someone I knew IRL disagreed with me. With people you don't know, arguments become toxic and destructive much more quickly.
I get what youre saying about current / future employers. As freelancer I'm never a representative of a company per se, so not an issue for me.