I just want to say I love your comment. Security placebo indeed. And that is an interesting point about FB making the internet seem more accessible to a "normal" person, ie. a person who socializes mainly in "real" life and not primarily on the internet.
It seems like a similar culture clash to the advent of AOL.
It is interesting how you can get as attached to a pseudonym as you can to your "real" name. I've been "chaos_by_design" since 2001, and recently I deleted my LJ because I felt like I didn't have a healthy relationship with it anymore. Part of the reason I undeleted it was because I was attached to my username and didn't want to see someone else eventually snatching it up.
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It seems like a similar culture clash to the advent of AOL.
It is interesting how you can get as attached to a pseudonym as you can to your "real" name. I've been "chaos_by_design" since 2001, and recently I deleted my LJ because I felt like I didn't have a healthy relationship with it anymore. Part of the reason I undeleted it was because I was attached to my username and didn't want to see someone else eventually snatching it up.