I originally went with the same name but have been using this one now since it’s new and the idea of starting fresh appeals to me.
My initial thought was to reuse my existing name so others who already knew me might see that I’m here since we never communicated outside of the given subs we were apart of. I’m not sure how likely that would actually be though. It’s not as if I was anyone popular or well known. So, my thinking is I’ll stick with my new one and move on.
What have you chosen to do? Start fresh or carry your username over?
I took the opportunity to ditch the edgelord name I came up with when I was 14
I did not. Sometime last year I changed my username to this across all platforms, but Reddit wouldn’t let me change it.
I reused my Reddit username. I kind of identify with it. I love healthy curiosity and Lynx are my favourite wild animal.
Also, I suspect I copied some nonverbal communication clues from the cats we had growing up, such as slow-blinking upon eye contact to indicate everything’s fine. So a username that can be interpreted to mean I’m feline seems fitting.
I use the same username on minecraft which was weirdly enough already in use in reddit. Now I can use it on lemmy.