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Re:BBC: Twitter users jump to Mastodon – but what is it? by narag on Sunday November 06, 2022 @03:29PM (#33496744)
That's a measure of fame.

When nobody knows you, they use the complete name, Elon Musk.

When you're famous, they drop the given name, you're Musk.

When you're ultrafamous, they only use the given name, now you're Elon.

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Re:BBC: Twitter users jump to Mastodon – but what is it? by mmplxx on Sunday November 06, 2022 @05:33PM (#33498193)
And when you're God, they cannot utter your name.
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