My name is not particularly common although I was the first to claim [email protected]. I've been getting email intended for other people with the same name for decades.
I've seen estimates that there are only 10,000 people with my last name in the US. Back in the days of local telephone directories, I was always the only one with that last name.
Internet scaling is an interesting thing. I don't know if I feel less unique or that I'm in an exclusive club.
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My name is not particularly common although I was the first to claim [email protected]. I've been getting email intended for other people with the same name for decades.
I've seen estimates that there are only 10,000 people with my last name in the US. Back in the days of local telephone directories, I was always the only one with that last name.
Internet scaling is an interesting thing. I don't know if I feel less unique or that I'm in an exclusive club.