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Does anyone think that due to how usernames work on the Fediverse, we might get some people using their real names as usernames? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Hellsadvocate@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social

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I'm thinking about how emails ended up becoming. Where our first email addresses were so wacky, and slowly we just wanted out real names.

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[–] Emotional_Series7814@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Doxxers.

I say I like apples. Someone else thinks I’m literally Satan for that and need to die in a fire for promoting the apple agenda. They have more work to do under my current username if they want to get my home address and beat me up, or send a SWAT team after me. Just giving out my real name makes it a lot easier.

I’m a nobody, but I’m a nobody who likes to say things on the internet sometimes, and other nobodies can be crazy sometimes. Or sadists who don’t think I deserve to die in a fire but sure think it would be funny and want to see me post about the attempted arson.