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Lemmy users who created a profile with an actual picture of yourself (and maybe even use your real name), why did you decide to do that? (lemmy.world)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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[–] 13 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I don't want to be lured into a false sense of anonymity. It's pretty easy to find a person if they post enough. Plus I'm using my own instance, which makes it trivial to find me.

On top of that it's a remnant from my Usenet days. In Germany it was expected to use your real name. Actually strange, considering Germany's hacker culture and strict sense of privacy.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    I never use my picture or real name for anything. I don't have social media, so it's not that crazy.

    But for no reason at all, i do it on steam. The only platform where no one uses their name and picture.

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