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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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[–] density@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

people who post on social media with female sounding names are also subject to regular, random abuse from strangers, especially if they become even a tiny bit prominent.