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Yeah, it’s fine to have some public facing content online, but the first thing a child used to learn before going online was to never use your real name and to
by twobitshifter 6y ago
Yeah, it’s fine to have some public facing content online, but the first thing a child used to learn before going online was to never use your real name and to never give out any personal information like your address and telephone number. At least that’s how it was where I grew up.
I remember when Facebook launched I had a visceral reaction after seeing all the content being shared out in the open. My dad didn’t even want our phone number in the phonebook, and now I saw everyone else sharing every detail of their identity online.
- Vinnl 6y agoI started using my real name online when I realised it was better than things that I control come up when you search for my name, rather than whatever someone else posted online with my name next to it.
- throwawayboise 6y agoMy first online social experience was Usenet in the 1980s. It was very common for people to use their real names (though certainly not everyone did). My university encouraged real names, the rationale was that if you use your real name you will be more courteous, and only say things that you would want to be associated with. It's much easier to troll and engage in flamewars and generally be an asshole if you do it anonymously.