ATF Admits to secret database of almost a billion gun owners
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what is the point of authoring stories under the name of the main character from fight club? discrediting your own work?
It's called a "nom de plume" or pen name. It goes back centuries. Usually it's for anonymity, but the name also is used as a reference for the reader. For example, the Federalist Papers (which argued for ratification of the Constitution) were pen-named as written by "Publius" and ancient Roman known for his rationality, when they were written by Alexander Hamilton, Madison, and John Jay.
Likewise, many of the Anti-Federalist papers were written by "Brutus" who assassinated Caesar, an obvious reference to a fear of the central government that would come from the Constitution.
dude i know what a fucking pen name is. jesus christ.
this “writer” is intentionally making themselves look stupid. the name only detracts from the work.
This is the internet. It's impossible to tell, given the level of ignorance in this world. In the interest of Christian charity I provided an explanation, and further, why I believe he chose that pen name (that bit about association), which I don't think detracts from his writing.
Thanks
Also, I’m almost certain it is used by multiple writers for zerohedge
They really should change the name to zeroaccountability because that's what's going on there.
Nobody's name is on the line so they can spew divisive propaganda and click bait lies 24/7 with zerorepercussions. Yet it's cited here as a source daily by multiple users with the same intent. Division.