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kleinbl00 · 3493 days ago · link · · parent · post: Affinity, anonymity and parameter mismatch: a Hubski hypothesis
Private tags have their uses, but "identity" is not one of them. I don't know if you can add friends on Reddit anymore. You used to be able to. I'd "friend" everybody who ever said, publicly or privately, that they'd "friended" me - which accomplishes nothing other than turning names red. At one point there were over 300 people on my "friends" list. Most of them have deleted their accounts. I probably see a "friend" twice a year. But back in the day, it sure helped knowing that I was talking to someone who actually gave a shit about me... ...and this is the functionality we get simply from green vs. gray names.