The Man Who's Kept His Face Off the Internet for 20 Years

An anonymous reader writes: Jonathan Hirshon is a 48-year-old Silicon Valley PR guy. He was an adult when the internet went mainstream, and he went online with a unique bit of forethought: "I decided to play a game with myself: How long could I keep my picture off the Internet." He's managed to keep the internet free of his image for two decades, and he's expanding the game. Hirshon is rallying the troops to outsmart Facebook and Google facial recognition. He asked his friends, "If you're so inclined, take a moment and tag me in some random picture or image. A leaf on the wind, a howler monkey, geometry equations, George Clooney, a large steaming pile of excrement—select an image that you think best suits me or [is] based solely on your whim."

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So at this point it's a contest

[Sowelu]

between the two greatest pasttimes of internet users: "laziness" and "being a dick". Which one will win?!

Re:What's the big deal

[Anonymous Coward]

Hey, I too am an old guy that doesn't see the point of having a picture of my mug on the big bad Internet..
Well, to be completely honest, I have no friends either, so I don't often leave my basement; this helps a lot.
Well, to be really completely honest, I once tried to upload a picture of my face on a dating site, but the it refused the picture, pretexting that profile pictures could not be images from animals. I remember I cried that day.
Now I'm fine.

Goat

[Tablizer]

The Goatse Guy also kept his face off the Internet. However, the other end was not so fortunate.