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So many people with empty blogs and the same user name. Unless the blog is auto-created, I don't see the point.
I do find all the .ru tags to be concerning. I can imagine out-of-touch security types at Paypal deciding to sanction me based on it without any recourse.
Someone needs to build a 1password for usernames.
Someone needs to build a 1password for usernames.
I took a look at my own user names and it's pretty obvious that the results here are mostly worthless. So many people with empty blogs and the same user name. Unless the blog is auto-created, I don't see the point. I do find all the .ru tags to be concerning. I can imagine out-of-touch security types at Paypal deciding to sanction me based on it without any recourse.
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I intentionally steal nicknames I've seen. I'm an asshole as well, so sometimes it works out. I have 13 different nicknames so far that I use/have used since 1997, though I tend to rotate between all of them regularly. I DO hope they try to use "AI" to track me. That will be fun.
I have never used the same nickname on multiple sites. Often when I get a new device, I just make a new account. Especially for HN and Reddit.
Someone needs to build a 1password for usernames.
that is built into bitwarden actually
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Speaking personally, I kind of want people to know I'm the same person in different places. I do realize this is a terrible idea from a privacy perspective, and probably a lot of other perspectives. But I think a bunch of people want to use the net this way.
It's only bad from a privacy perspective if you are sharing things you don't want linked together or are sharing things that can be unintentionally linked back to your real life. If you are the same username across multiple sites and you want those linked together then that's just branding.
You must live in a location where you have very little fear of political oppression. If you're an Iranian or something these days the situation is very different.