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by cookiecaper 4848 days ago
It's about the target audience. Most normal people aren't going to be using their registered domain name for extremely high-value and highly targeted stuff, and they'll be upset if you say "Oh, you forgot your random string? Well, I guess you're screwed bub, sorry". But if you're doing something involving btc, you should be conscious enough to know "maybe I shouldn't put the security of my account behind easily locatable public info like the name of myself or family members".