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The most interesting part of this to me was that fact that players tend to use their birth year in their username. And that the number 88 was a statistical outl
by jakejake 11y ago
The most interesting part of this to me was that fact that players tend to use their birth year in their username. And that the number 88 was a statistical outlier because for some reason people must really like that number.
- coke12 11y agoOne possible reason that isn't discussed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_(number)#In_white_nationalism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/88_(number)#In_white_nationali... On Reddit a username with 88 in it can be interpreted as a dog whistle for racists. Although considering how popular League of Legends is with Chinese people, the other hypothesis seems much more reasonable.
- feral 11y agoActually, they do mention that, just before the start of Section 4.1 (I hadn't heard of this before, maybe why I noticed it.)
- whoopdedo 11y ago> On Reddit a username with 88 in it can be interpreted as a dog whistle for racists. Or NASCAR fans. Which contrary to popular belief is not the same thing.