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by xdennis 895 days ago
You're being disingenuous. This is the quote:

> It harms everyone when we redefine safety

He is saying it harms everyone when being called by the name you don't want is redefined as unsafe because it makes it difficult to differentiate between significant issues.

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> It harms everyone when we redefine safety

How is allowing someone to use a different name harmful to everyone ?

So childish.
I go by two names. A legal name and one my friends call me.

Legally I'm Pizza. My buddies call me Za.

I don't care for my legal name and don't identify by it. I haven't legally changed it for many reasons.

I am not harmed by someone using my legal name.

Verifying someone's identity should be against a legal identity as contracts are bound to legal entity.