Same with me, no one calls me by my legal name. But many people call me by names that started out as online handles.
@irina @mia
@EverydayMoggie @irina @mia Even when people call me by my legal name, it's usually in a shortened form.
And usually just the shortened version of my first name.
And...either way, my name isn't unique for my first and last name as a combination; it's effectively *more* anonymous.
@AT1ST @EverydayMoggie @mia Both my legal name and the name I use are in fact unique! So if I want to be anonymous I need a real alias.
@EverydayMoggie @irina @mia Even when people call me by my legal name, it's usually in a shortened form.
And usually just the shortened version of my first name.
And...either way, my name isn't unique for my first and last name as a combination; it's effectively *more* anonymous.