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

I have an exceedingly common first and last name

As you implied, that's kind of like a secret weapon. No bored middle manager can Google you and not hire you because they didn't like the wording of a DIY forum post about your plumbing 9 years ago.

JohnFen on April 30, 2019 [–]

I agree! My real name is exceedingly common as well, and I wouldn't have it any other way. It makes me essentially ungoogle-able.

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