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teddyh on April 30, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Have a personal web site

> For my real-name vanity domain, I went with a `.org`, since I didn't want to be a `.com` in personal life, though today I'd prefer `.net`.

Why not use .us (if you are in the USA, that is)?

neilv on April 30, 2019 [–]

I'm very much a US American, and shaped by it. But, as a fellow human, talking with people around the world on the Internet, tacking `.us` onto my name might feel like I'm asserting traditional borders between people, when my intent is more warm-fuzzy worldwide fellowship.

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