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Re:Random person name generator by hart_russell on Saturday May 30, 2020 @12:10PM (#23362108)
I can only think of one use case: filling out form data that you don’t want to use your real identity.

Any others?

Re:Random person name generator by Memosyne on Saturday May 30, 2020 @12:52PM (#23362512)
Sometimes when I'm feeling blue I write letters addressed to fake people and share my thoughts with them.
Re:Random person name generator by voisin on Saturday May 30, 2020 @01:01PM (#23362601)
Can’t tell if this is /s or not, but have you considered a real life pen pal that writes back?
Re:Random person name generator by Memosyne on Saturday May 30, 2020 @01:22PM (#23362805)
I have considered it before but I just don't trust real people enough to share my personal thoughts with them.
Re:Random person name generator by asutekku on Saturday May 30, 2020 @07:01PM (#23365599)
Just use a fake name with them. Like the one you would get from a generator.
Re:Random person name generator by Nextgrid on Saturday May 30, 2020 @12:45PM (#23362428)
Messing with tech support scammers, although for that purpose the Fake Name Generator (search for it) is better because it generates addresses and credit card numbers (that pass the checksum validation) too.
Re:Random person name generator by Cthulhu_ on Saturday May 30, 2020 @12:16PM (#23362173)
Good test data for building your applications.
Re:Random person name generator by codazoda on Saturday May 30, 2020 @01:35PM (#23362949)
Authors (pen names), musicians, bloggers, anyone else who wants a little privacy but still wants to share publicly.
Re:Random person name generator by Raed667 on Saturday May 30, 2020 @01:08PM (#23362676)
Filling out fake data for your testing or demo environments is also a good use-case.
Re:Random person name generator by pridkett on Saturday May 30, 2020 @01:36PM (#23362957)
Inside of companies with data protection requirements, these can be handier and more natural than censoring PII or PCI or replacing them with an encrypted string. It’s much more natural for the data science process.
Re:Random person name generator by pc123 on Saturday May 30, 2020 @12:34PM (#23362329)
I generated a fake name and I am using it as a fake identity where I don't want to use my real name, like in a comment on youtube video. It's like my alter ego ;)
Re:Random person name generator by newsbinator on Saturday May 30, 2020 @12:47PM (#23362466)
I keep getting emails for a person with the name of my fake identity.
Re:Random person name generator by aspenmayer on Saturday May 30, 2020 @02:15PM (#23363293)
Sounds like you and your alter ego got burned at least once.
Re:Random person name generator by lisper on Saturday May 30, 2020 @01:03PM (#23362623)
Generating character names for fiction writing.
Re:Random person name generator by chadlavi on Saturday May 30, 2020 @02:41PM (#23363508)
Greeking designs is a huge use case for me. plugging in random user info into a dashboard or something.
Re:Random person name generator by raspyberr on Saturday May 30, 2020 @12:17PM (#23362184)
I think that's the main use case but I guess it could help when NPCs for a world or a book.
Re:Random person name generator by seesawtron on Saturday May 30, 2020 @12:26PM (#23362268)
Generating bot accounts on Twitter and Reddit for you know why.