While I don't plan on explicitly "exposing" that, but I'm sure it could probably be determined indirectly - or else it could simply be assumed to be whatever someone (ie. trolls) wants it to be; so I'll not answer specifically, for the benefit of anyone else having the same questions as I and that would appreciate more general answers.
> - what is your threat model? twitter users or do you plan on pissing off a nation state?
Again, not trying to be "up to no good in my neighborhood", so nothing specific; but yeah, as an example, some Twitter (or any other platform) users might decide they're annoyed with me and decide to be a nuisance (again, trying to think of 'bad case scenarios', but not necessarily 'worst case').
> what country are you in?
North America, though I would probably pick a non-specific TLD anyways.
> do you have the knowledge to acquire or use cryptocurrency
Open to that, if that offers better privacy protections (and is possible via registrars - ie. offer actual extra benefits). But otherwise don't really think it would be necessary to that level (but again, others might benefit from those answers).
> how much would you trust a registrar
That's kind of open-ended; obviously there's gonna have to be some level of trust, short of becoming a registrar myself. Looking to find out the ones that have shown best protections.
> are you trying to buy one domain for a blog where you will potentially offend someone, or are you looking for an all in "form offshore limited company and have the domain and hosting purchased by that"?
In my case, more the former (without specific intentions re: offending others), and just thinking how best to protect myself in 'bad case scenarios' (and again, others might benefit from wide variety of answers)
> can you afford paying 3-8x what a normal domain would cost to pick a "better" registrar
Not off the table, if it offers actual benefits.
Thanks for the extra questions - some I hadn't considered.