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I wrote a blog post[1] about my experiences with custom usernames and how I regret it. It was previously covered on HN here[2].

I came to the same conclusion as you, but additionally decided it has been a major waste of time and I'm slowly trying to undo it

[1] https://www.notcheckmark.com/2022/06/catch-all-domain/ [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31585463

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This is exactly my experience. Had I seen your HN post I wouldn't have bothered, because you've summed it up nicely. Especially the looks of disbelief I get when I say my email is their company name. Did it at a pet store recently and the cashier said to me: "You don't have to give me a fake email, just say you don't want to give me your email."

There's no real need to undo it now, however. It is more of after thought.

(I also didn't realize that I now must own this domain FOREVER because if I sell it, the next owner will have all of my email addresses for password resets.)

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