Exactly. Reddit is not exactly a secret. There are other well known people that use reddit without their actual name as their username. What was fun was being in a thread, going back and forth with someone and then finding out that the person you're talking to is a punter on an NFL team or something. A celebrity using their name as a handle is going to be extra cautious and always aware of the brand they have to project. It just wouldn't be the same.
Also it's easy to verify that a celebrity is present for an AMA, but if they're expected to comment regularly then I imagine at least some of them would hire somebody to comment for them.
Exactly. Reddit is not exactly a secret. There are other well known people that use reddit without their actual name as their username. What was fun was being in a thread, going back and forth with someone and then finding out that the person you're talking to is a punter on an NFL team or something. A celebrity using their name as a handle is going to be extra cautious and always aware of the brand they have to project. It just wouldn't be the same.
Also it's easy to verify that a celebrity is present for an AMA, but if they're expected to comment regularly then I imagine at least some of them would hire somebody to comment for them.