I use the apps my friends use but it gets tiring to keep up with so many.

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    4 months ago

    A lot of people around me are genuinely confused when your email is not firstname.lastname@gmail.com, as they mostly just use it for confirming logins. That’s how bad the situation is.

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      I recently started using a + in my email address to make use-specific aliases, so I can more easily filter content from them or see if they’re leaking my email.

      I signed up for a rewards program in person the other day and the strange look I got:

      Do you have an account with us?

      Idk

      I can look up your email

      Ok, it’s foo@bar.com

      I don’t see it, would you like to make an account?

      Yes, but instead of that email, make it foo+yourcompany@bar.com

      Uhhhhh… Ok…

      Like “you don’t have an account but you have an email specifically for our business? Sus AF”

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      4 months ago

      Having an untraditional gTLD like .xyz makes many confused as well, especially those not in IT.

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      Damn I’m over here with like 4 emails

      Personal / gaming, the professional one with my name, my collage one, and the new one I made to make it harder to dox me