I tried to get a quick overview of the discussed topics. It seems that it is mostly non-technical.
What risk would that be ?
It's a toxic community that equates TC to self-worth.
TC == Technical Competence?
Total compensation, includes salary, bonuses, stock, etc. Check www.levels.fyi for more details.
I think that’s mostly a joke - people will ask for your TC on the most unrelated threads, and there will be no follow up. Just a self fulfilling prophecy that the anonymous tech community should be usable for getting a rough idea of possible comp levels.