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Re:Launch HN: Yotta Savings (YC S20) – Behavioral psychology... by adammoelis on Thursday July 09, 2020 @10:52AM (#23780917)
We only use first names and last initials along with cities for social proof to show that people are winning.

We do allow you to be completely anonymous from the privacy settings within the app. If you don't want your first name, last initial, and city shown anywhere, you can toggle it off.

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Re:Launch HN: Yotta Savings (YC S20) – Behavioral psychology... by aerospace_guy on Thursday July 09, 2020 @10:57AM (#23780979)
Why not make it opt-in rather than opt-out?
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Re:Launch HN: Yotta Savings (YC S20) – Behavioral psychology... by adammoelis on Thursday July 09, 2020 @01:02PM (#23782324)
We find most people aren't sensitive about the first name last initial thing, and it helps us in terms of social proof. If we get complaints, we could swap to opt-in vs. opt-out.
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