What should be used for anonymous usernames?

More often than not, the best way to hide is to simply blend in with the crowds – this also encompasses one’s choice for a username. It is relatively simple to make a single throwaway account – just come up with a username, and off you go – however, if one makes throwaway accounts often, the task of thinking of a unique, and non-identifiable username can become a challenge. I would argue that poeple would often resort to using a pattern employing small changes for all subsequent usernames. Such patterns can be identified to a specific user if all users have their own unique patterns.

How can one reliably generate many unique-but-normal, and non-pattern-identifiable usernames?

MayonnaiseArch,
@MayonnaiseArch@beehaw.org avatar

Well I love your name 😍 one of the best characters

Lemmchen, (edited )

I let Bitwarden generate my usernames for throwaway accounts. I don’t care if my username can be identified as Bitwarden-generated.

pound_heap,

I use SimpleLogin for email alias, and username usually has to be associated with email address. So I just use whatever SimpleLogin generates for me

python,

Try random real words until you hit one that’s free! Those are the most satisfying usernames anyway imo haha

TheAnonymouseJoker,
@TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml avatar

refuses to elaborate

Zerush,
@Zerush@lemmy.ml avatar

Good usernames are Google, Yahoo or Barrelroll, this is fun when someone searches for you by nickname

Hephoh2,

$ pwgen 8 100

davel, (edited )
@davel@lemmy.ml avatar

$ diceware -n2

UnfixableHappy

$

NightOwl,

There’s user name generators. Even fantasy name generators too so it’s not a weird jumble of letters and numbers like a password.

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