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		Eliezer on June 24, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Transparency Eventually people will have to change their names when they turn 22 to outrun all their accumulated net debris.

aristus on June 24, 2009 [–]

Changing names after reaching majority or having a "family" name different from your public name is fairly common in other cultures, eg Lula / Ignacio da Silva or Abu Mazen / Mahmoud Abbas.

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