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I haven't used Reddit in a very long time, but does it not allow anonymous posts and comments any more? My account, at least, isn't tied to my real name or identity in any way, IIRC.

Anyway, I'm not sure anonymity is a great feature. The lack of accountability is a good part of the reason why Reddit became such a cesspool.

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You're mixing up anonymity and pseudonymity.

Just create a new throwaway account each time.

This used to be a lot easier. Now reddit doesn't let you create an account without an email (and most burner email tools are blocked like https://www.mailinator.com/.

Actually it does. Just hit "next" when it prompts for an email. I just created another account 30 seconds ago, no email required.

Huh.. Thanks for the tip!

My comments often don't show up when I don't verify an email address, which severely limits the use of anonymous accounts.

To me it seems like there are features of the site or certain subs that essentially shitlist you until your account is of a certain age or upvote quota. You're not wrong that posts by brand new accounts seem to be invisible sometimes.

They are employing a dark pattern to make it seem that way, but it isn't so. You can just click "next" without actually entering an email. But there is no indication that the field is optional.

Just tried it and you're right. TIL reddit is almost Facebook.

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