40 yo you embracing the name again because you realized that agonizing over what random people think about a perfectly fine username isn't worth your time.
(I could've made a picture here but I'm also not agonizing over what random people think about my laziness.)
That name was legitimately chosen in my mid-teens for a short-lived troll account. I wanted something that sounded controversial without actually making a statement.
Then I realized that my old username sucked and just stuck with it.
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After I stopped caring about having a unified online persona, I just picked random names everywhere. Sometimes I'll just drop a name that doesn't fit anymore.
Feels so freeing. Like this is my at work account. When I hand in my work laptop, it's gone.
I set the Xbox username "Myname420", myname was of course my name. I didn't know what 420 meant at the time, I just thought it looked good. Later I wanted to change it, but it was paid and I didn't care that much, it only showed up in Minecraft when I logged in (because that was the only game tied to that username I played).
Having worked for online customer support it was always fun to get the people who were embarrassed to read you their email address to look up their account.
Neopets I was ShelbysTheBomb and SqueeksDaFlyer. In 2019, I joined again as ShelbyEileenCosplay. The website really hasn't changed and it's nostalgic and so good for my mental health
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Jesus_666@feddit.de · 54 pts · 2y
40 yo you embracing the name again because you realized that agonizing over what random people think about a perfectly fine username isn't worth your time.
(I could've made a picture here but I'm also not agonizing over what random people think about my laziness.)
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · 23 pts · 2y
Who says 40 yo you can't come up with an embarrassing username?
Not in your case though Jesus_666
Jesus_666@feddit.de · 14 pts · 2y
That name was legitimately chosen in my mid-teens for a short-lived troll account. I wanted something that sounded controversial without actually making a statement.
Then I realized that my old username sucked and just stuck with it.
Touching_Grass@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
This guy fucking Internet's
idunnololz@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Very true xXxTheChildPredatorxXx.
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2y
12 yr old me: My username will be StrokeMyMagnum
18 yr old me: That's still a badass username
ultra@feddit.ro · 10 pts · 2y
Why not have it on lemmy
Klear@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
Because it's gone within minutes of any instance going live.
reflex@kbin.social · 22 pts · 2y
tpyoman@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
They stole mu schitck!!!
Anticorp@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I always think of Hearthstone's rogue, every time I see this phrase.
Klear@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Happy feast of Winter Veil!
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Tbh chicken of the woods is a delicious fungus.
can@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Lemmy titles can be edited!
aeronmelon@lemm.ee · 20 pts · 2y
"XxXNeoTheOne69"
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 2y
You gotta have the "XxX" at the end too for the symmetry!
Player2@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 2y
Username taken
pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
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pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 2y
After I stopped caring about having a unified online persona, I just picked random names everywhere. Sometimes I'll just drop a name that doesn't fit anymore.
Feels so freeing. Like this is my at work account. When I hand in my work laptop, it's gone.
MargotRobbie@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Or you can use your real name as your username, like me!
UraniumBlazer@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y
You shouldn't have done that. I know what you look like now: https://celebmafia.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/margot-robbie-photoshoot-for-usa-today-2018-more-photos-13.jpg
MargotRobbie@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Now people will recognize me when I'm out in public, oh no!
weksa@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y
FirstLastBirthyear and pw was ssn because I was trying to memorize it. Idiot.
Subverb@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y
My 19 year old stepson set his gmail address when he was 13. It contains the phrase "anal beads" and the number 420. He hates it when I bring it up.
Octopus1348@lemy.lol · 2 pts · 2y
I set the Xbox username "Myname420", myname was of course my name. I didn't know what 420 meant at the time, I just thought it looked good. Later I wanted to change it, but it was paid and I didn't care that much, it only showed up in Minecraft when I logged in (because that was the only game tied to that username I played).
JaymesRS@literature.cafe · 13 pts · 2y
Having worked for online customer support it was always fun to get the people who were embarrassed to read you their email address to look up their account.
KevonLooney@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y
Hello BiggusDickus@aol.com,
Thank you for being a customer today.
JaymesRS@literature.cafe · 4 pts · 2y
…I see a flight reservation with hotel stay and shuttle transportation from the airport for you and your wife, Incontinentia Buttocks.
How may I assist you, today?
nik9000@programming.dev · 11 pts · 2y
My entire professional persona is tied to the username I thought was super cool when I was 12. I'm so glad it's not offensive and only a little lame.
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Na, username worked out like a charm.
dipshit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
tell me about it
Shelbyeileen@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Neopets I was ShelbysTheBomb and SqueeksDaFlyer. In 2019, I joined again as ShelbyEileenCosplay. The website really hasn't changed and it's nostalgic and so good for my mental health
Sheeple@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Me choosing my real name back then
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Me having to deal with all the other "me"s who are jealous they have numbers after their real name
Sheeple@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Me ending up trans and resenting my dead name:
AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
I'm glad I have my outlook account because my other emails are pretty unprofessional.
Matriks404@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
I remember cringing some time after I made my username. Later figured out, that it's actually OK, and I use it everywhere.