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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by thelsim@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Do you have a single username you feel attached to?
Or do you like to use different names for different occasions?


Edit two and a half days later:
Thank you all for answering my question! It was so interesting and fun to read all of your responses.
I really appreciate you for taking the time to write.

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[-] unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

I guess it makes it easier to do social engineering

[-] lambda@programming.dev 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Average person, not a big deal. But if someone for some reason decides to target you, you give them a huge amount of days about you quickly. I tend to make a new name for each service.

[-] thelsim@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, I don't use this name everywhere. I like to be recognized online, but the Venn diagram of those who know me online and those who know me offline is basically two separate circles.

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