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Sure, it isn't. But I've been using the moniker shokwave for nearly ten years now, so there's some cost to changing. I will, however, examine those costs more closely because you make a convincing argument.
Once thing I forgot:
If you don't think you are seen as a cool person in real life, what's the reason? Are you hiding yourself to avoid rejection from the people around you? Do you think that you can only express yourself online? Is there something that you could change in meatspace to communicate your personality more effectively?
If so, it would be worthwhile to investigate the costs of such a behavior change.
Many geeks spent way to much energy on hiding their personality.
Oh, I'm pretty cool in real life too! It's not at all that I can only express myself online; it's precisely the opposite, that I can choose to not express myself online. This lets me craft my responses much more - it's like being given five minutes to come up with each line in a conversation.