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this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2025
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He's my generation. That's what we did in the dawn of the internet when web email was new and shit. Everybody has "coolname87" "dogshit89", "hipguy88" as their username. It's not such a wild idea.
He's younger than me, but there was a broad age range that all caught the internet around the same time. I'm aware that this is how it was once done. Usernames are longer now, allowing for greater creativity.
And this goober still uses his first name and an obfuscated 2 digit number? Yeah, he didn't choose it because it's his birth year.
We all choose to believe what we choose to believe. ๐
Yup. I believe this is untrustworthy behavior and I regret signing up for proton mail.
All within your right.