Here's an article from the personal blog of a prominent Bitcoin journalist -- http://timothyblee.com/2014/03/06/why-satoshi-worked-so-hard-to-hide-his-identity/ -- rationalizing (and supporting) the creator's decision to remain pseudonymous.
What would you have done, had you been on the verge of publishing that paper in late '08?
What would you have done, had you been on the verge of publishing that paper in late '08?