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I know at this point a lot of it is related to money, but there was a transitional time that led to this point that I'm still confused by.

What details changed about online spaces that made many folks more comfortable sharing so much under their real names between the "Be careful!" times to where we are now?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Even though I am giving up privacy by having my real name online, I just realized that I do not matter to anyone. Out of 7 Billion people I am insignificant, so the chances of malicious activity towards me is incredibly low. For me there is a comforting feeling of being able to communicate as myself on the internet instead of needing an alias to hide behind for protection. Plus, if my full name is googled then the only information that comes up is a drug crime lord in Britain since we share a very similar name; that has been a great mask to hide sensitive information.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Here's to your drug crime lord with a similar name, always gotta have a little appreciation for someone else with a similar name giving you unintended cover ๐Ÿ˜