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I think it's perfectly reasonable that you use the same name on Facebook and in daily life with your friends (note that is not necessarily the same as your lega
by morgante 11y ago
I think it's perfectly reasonable that you use the same name on Facebook and in daily life with your friends (note that is not necessarily the same as your legal name). It seems like that's Facebook's intention, though they have had trouble implementing it in the past.
Things like checking what name most people call you on your birthday seem quite reasonable though.
- forgottenpass 11y agoThings like checking what name most people call you on your birthday seem quite reasonable though. Not reasonable once you realize there are people who have well-used nicknames they might not want to go by on facebook, and just regular old ineffective if they have their birthday hidden in their profile.
- morgante 11y ago> Not reasonable once you realize there are people who have well-used nicknames they might not want to go by on facebook Facebook has made a deliberately choice to be a social network for digitally mirroring your real life friendships, not establishing an independent "online" identity. If you don't like that, don't use Facebook. For me, the fact that Facebook is filled with my real friends, using their real identities, is essential to its utility.