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

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      9 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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        9 months ago

        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 [email protected]

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

        Yes, but instead of that email, make it [email protected]

        Uhhhhh… Ok…

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

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        9 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