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Hence why there are surnames (or equivalents, Jesus son of Joseph)
Not a normalisation.
True, surnames are used for hierarchical system hence why some people don't want to use them for instance.
But websites aren't here to pander to you.
They want to make $. The less entropy they have on you the better. It's not laziness and/or ignorance and/or unwillingness to learn.
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Hence why there are surnames (or equivalents, Jesus son of Joseph)
Not a normalisation.
True, surnames are used for hierarchical system hence why some people don't want to use them for instance.
But websites aren't here to pander to you.
They want to make $. The less entropy they have on you the better. It's not laziness and/or ignorance and/or unwillingness to learn.