The biggest danger of the internet is its anonimity. If everyone knew who everyone else was and everyone was using their own names for everything, and everyone could see who was on a certain website at any time, then the internet would be a MUCH better and safer place.
Assuming all I do is read the news, check the weather, plan a vacation, do my job, and study – why should I be bothered by others knowing who I am and where I am online?
Now, since there are basically virtually no chassidim in Gateshead, I chose my name like this since it obviously leaves me with NO anonimity. Several people (probably more than several) who read YWN know who I am. I think that’s a *good* thing, not something bad.
Anyway, don’t want to pretend anything, but I’m not all that chassidish. I’m just a plain frum yid who dislikes rivalry and knows that he is lower, simpler and less knowledgeable (being not FFB) than everyone else in Gateshead. Back in Yerushalayim I affiliated with certain circles there and adopted chassidishe dress, but, honestly, I never made it 100% to that madreiga. Meaning right now I’m a sort of Frankenstein wearing colored shirts and working in IT, working with the IDF (Tzahal, yes) a lot of the time (it’s public knowledge that my company has a lot of dealings with the IDF), while on shabbos I turn into a shtreimel-wearer.
I think I need to find something to do, I seem to be bored.