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Public personal dev accounts: opinions? (self.programming)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by onlinepersona to c/programming

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I feel like there are many devs out there who expose a lot of personal details and opinions all over the web. Maybe it's just me, but when starting out with the internet I tried my best to separate my personal details (name, age, sex, country, ethnicity, family ties, relationship status,...) from usernames in public.

Seeing devs do it willingly and voice opinions on divisive or sensitive topics kind of messes with me. Aren't y'all afraid of missing out on job opportunities if someone reads your opinions, code, or other stuff tied to your personal accounts? Or letting anybody (maybe family, friends, acquaintances, ...) in on your personal life, mindset, opinions and other personal information?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Some people put their whole lives on the internet and never once stop to think if it's a good idea. Then again, online safety and security are never taught or communicated, at least in the west, maybe by design.

[–] SmartmanApps 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

online safety and security are never taught or communicated

As a Computer Science teacher I'm gonna tell you that isn't true at all. We absolutely DO teach about e-safety. Kids probably know more about it than their parents do!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Good that those things are taught in some places. I can only speak from my own experience in high school - we were required to have laptops for school but were never taught how to be safe online.