If someone finds Satoshi and publishes Satoshi's identity and Satoshi is a regular person. It would probably led to the destruction of Satoshi's life and not that unlikely Satoshi's death.
With that in mind, i think it is kind of stupid to look for Satoshi.
Proving he/she is who they say they are is difficult and could be countered. Satoshi is not a regular person, but that really doesn't matter in this argument. Why would being 'non regular' make a difference here?
The rest of your statement is an ad hominem argument. You state it is stupid to look for him because finding him would result in his death. That's a blaming statement of epic proportions, and is probably a result of your own emotions around Satoshi and Bitcoin, not a reality of this world. We don't know what we'd do if we found him.
This is funny, a couple of months ago everybody was saying how publishing the identity of a man who holds millions in an anonymous virtual currency would most likely lead to somebody attempting to extort him and put his life great danger.
I don't think very many people said that about the false Satoshi. They just said he would be harassed heavily and his life would be made much more difficult.
I think it's very unlikely anyone would threaten to murder or kidnap Satoshi.
People seem to forget there are lots of millionaires, multi millionaires, and billionaires around. For the most part in America, Europe, Japan, etc they are safe.
But I guess at least being downvoted means someone is reading it.
Yes, but they generally have their fortunes in various bank accounts, investment accounts, land/property, and other things that are very difficult to steal and monetize without leaving traces. How much security would you need if you had $20 million in gold bars in your living room, and the general public knew about it?
With that in mind, i think it is kind of stupid to look for Satoshi.