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Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg by whatyoucantsay on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @05:42PM (#16749604)
That is precisely why those who want to place themselves in the in crowd use first names.
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Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg by abritinthebay on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @06:42PM (#16750096)
Perhaps it once was but it's a really common thing now so it's hardly just for that reason.
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Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg by whatyoucantsay on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @08:04PM (#16750663)
Or perhaps narcissism and attention-seeking behaviours are "a really common thing now" and, as a consequence, referring to wealthy strangers by first name is also becoming more common.
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Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg by abritinthebay on Thursday April 05, 2018 @07:33PM (#16769739)
No offense, but this comes across very "old man yells at cloud" or "darn kids" and I'm 37.
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Re:The invisibility of Sheryl Sandberg by slantyyz on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @10:33PM (#16751426)
Common among a particular age group or demographic doesn't necessarily mean it's a universal behavior.
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