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		demopathos on Aug 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Your online identity is owned by your email provid... Then you fall outside the probably. The overwhelming majority of people have a single address their entire life

TedDoesntTalk on Aug 26, 2022 [–]

I guess those people only have one job their whole lives, too, and never lived before Gmail became popular.

demopathos on Aug 26, 2022 | [–]

Jobs exepted for pretty clear reasons. And yes Gmail has been dominant for quite a bit of time - especially since the period where it was possible to have your email be your digital identity.

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