this post was submitted on 15 Jan 2024
120 points (100.0% liked)

chat

7976 readers
57 users here now

Chat is a text only community for casual conversation, please keep shitposting to the absolute minimum. This is intended to be a separate space from c/chapotraphouse or the daily megathread. Chat does this by being a long-form community where topics will remain from day to day unlike the megathread, and it is distinct from c/chapotraphouse in that we ask you to engage in this community in a genuine way. Please keep shitposting, bits, and irony to a minimum.

As with all communities posts need to abide by the code of conduct, additionally moderators will remove any posts or comments deemed to be inappropriate.

Thank you and happy chatting!

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 

I think that in a rational society everyone should feel free to choose their name, and doing so should be a normal and expected rite of passage.

It makes way more sense to choose the sound people make when they refer to you, than having your parents choose it for you before you're even a person yet.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

At what age should you choose though? I'm not sure I'd appreciate the name 1 year old me might pick for myself.

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

your name is child or kid until you're 18 and fight a bear and survive

load more comments (3 replies)