Pretty much everyone I know in the industry knows my real name. And vice versa. So what? Obviously this information wasn't exchanged on Day One, but there comes a point where it's pretty stupid calling someone you've known for years "Candy" when her name is actually Jessica, and her calling you John-Boy when you're name is Colin. I mean WTF... Do you give your other friends pseudonyms too or do you consider girls you punt with regularly to be a separate class of human being that require an advanced degree of subterfuge in order to engage with?
Utter nonsense! Both your ridiculous analogy and where it relates to paid sexual services.
When I'm doing business, punting wise, it isn't with 'friends'. A prostitute isn't my friend. A prostitute isn't even your friend. You're deluded if you really believe that. If you know a prostitute, who you consider a 'friend', tell me this then. Is it always free, with no strings or do you pay?
One can be friendly, without being friends. A lot of people punt in secret. Many have a great deal to lose, if what they enjoyed doing became common knowledge. Part of avoiding it becoming common knowledge is protecting one's privacy. It's called DISCRETION.
A surefire way of being one of those stupid cunts, who is loose lipped, caught or yes, even having to change their UKP name, is when they get careless and place too much faith in people they don't really know. Now you may not care but I can assure you that I and others do.
I hope that any new punter, reading this, who has something to lose, pays no attention to some of the dangerous and complacent nonsense that you and a couple of others have posted.