Re:You are not your name (2015)
by Ancapistani on Monday March 07, 2022 @04:44PM
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Around 2015 I worked with someone who used a "handle" for most things. It was their GitHub username and their "@" in Slack.
I remember thinking it was interesting how I had developed something of a disconnect between "the person" and "the person's communications". It was almost (but not quite) like they were completely different identities to me.
Re:You are not your name (2015)
by kayodelycaon on Monday March 07, 2022 @06:50PM
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I know quite a few people in the furry community who go by their chosen names without changing their legal one. (Myself being an example.)
As far as I’m concerned, my name is Kayodé. My legal name is a convenient alias to hide behind in the “real world”.
Having the separation is nice because there are many things I can talk about as Kayodé than my legal name can’t. (Mental health for one.)
> even at work where they use their alias everywhere but on their taxes/employment record.
I basically do this, but it was by accident. I think it's a nice idea to have this kind of separation.
This could have been far more common but Facebook snuffed it out with their maniacal insistence that everyone use their "real" name online.
Re:You are not your name (2015)
by marssaxman on Monday March 07, 2022 @11:20PM
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This sort of thing was common in the '80s/90s. I still know several people who are known exclusively by their handles. I changed my own legal name to match my alias.
A couple people I know live by these new names that we chose, even at work where they use their alias everywhere but on their taxes/employment record.