I have noticed, especially on this site, over and above other social media sites that almost everyone is writing under a Pseudonym i.e. not their real name. I have noticed this with other social media sites but to a lesser extent. For instance, most of my friends on Facebook have some username connection to their real name.
Is it different here because the nature of crypto currency makes people cautious and have a degree of anonymity? Although, many people are only too happy, like on other social media to tell us all about themselves in the introduceyourself section and other blogs.
Maybe people are initially cautious of a site until they trust it and only then become more open. I go by my real name here and it didn't occur to me to go by any other name when signing up. Obviously, if your name is John Smith I can understand the reasons why your username might be different.
I see Craig Grant, who does those great youtube videos, also goes by his real name here, which, to a degree makes me feel like I have more of a connection to him in some ways even though we don't know each other.
Sometimes 'unusual' usernames make me feel being somewhat less personable with someone.
What do other people think?