That was like the biggest thing i learned in computer class, that i already knew in 2002 or so. Later myspace became a thing, and everyone had a myspace name. Then facebook and some people used their real name. Then facebook asked you for your phone number, and i thought: well, that's silly, who in their right mind would do that. Turns out the answer is everyone.

Remember when we used to say, "Don't put your name on the internet?" And now it's everywhere?

Mine isn't, go ahead and look it up. You won't find my name anywhere in the internet.

Here it is encrypted so only you can read it: >!John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!<

Yeah I remember the early days of the internet when no one used their real name and we had relationships with dozens of people who we had no idea where they lived and what their real names were.

It seems quaint, but I kinda liked it like that.

I don't see what the difference would be in 10 years.

I don't think 90% of people, especially "young people" would avoid doing this already. It's already a major awareness/compliance issue, and not at all a "no shit sherlock" moment.

But what did you have in mind that will be different in 10 years? Paricularly for young people.

I bet I dossed my pseudonym like not even a day after creating 🤣