Nostr is 100% public, with all that that entails. I wouldn't attach my Nostr account to my identity, for that very reason.
You can always have anonymous accounts that you could use to establish contact with other people, then selectively reveal your identity to them.
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npub1ktu…9429
2024-05-02 08:51:12
in reply to nevent1q…y65e
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2024-05-02 08:51:12Event JSON
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