Russ, if anyone would be unjustifiably accused of “sneaky” profile, that would be James. He posts under his real name and in his other, photography-related posts, it is pretty clear he is not a kid. I happen to know where he lives, but it is not mine to disclose. Would you take my word that he is a fine, reasonable, and mature individual with whom we just have an intellectual difference of opinion? I would be grateful if you would.
I appreciate that - thank you.
To be crystal clear, I actually post under my married name (yes, I'm male, yes, it's changed, yes there are some slightly odd family circumstances that make it sensible - none of which involve hiding or deception - it's more of a courtesy - and none of which would have any bearing on anything I post here), and no, I don't have any fear of disclosing location (Texas) , age (47), career (entrepreneurial/advertising/marketing) etc. - in fact I've done so in other posts where it's relevant, and if people pay attention, it's pretty easy to draw context clues about my general background.
The thing is, you see those things, and they don't really tell you much, which is why I find the drawing of conclusions based on them to be suspect. Now we know I live in Texas, but you don't know how long I've been here, or where else I've lived. You know my age, but you don't know how many years I've lived in any given place, when or where I got my education, or how much time I've spent in any given phase of my career. You know that my "profession" is entrepreneurial and that I'm on the marketing side, but you don't know if I'm creative or account services, you don't know if I start oil companies or solar companies (neither), or that I've also spent time as a professional high-performance driving instructor (that part's true).
Point being, now that someone knows I'm a 47 year-old guy in Texas, what does that really get you? Certainly not enough to judge the context of my posts. That takes a longer period of time to understand.
