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One-name is lame. Long live 3 initials!

Yes.. and who actually cares what their work email address is? It doesn't indicate any real power or other valuable prowess.

Max nerd street cred comes with getting something sleek like <yourname>.com, or <firstname>@<lastname>.com. Even getting that doesn't seem like a significant social status signal.

I feel like I must be missing something.. :)

If you're really lucky, your name contains an A and your surname matches a ccTLD - can't get much shorter than firstl@stna.me

Even firstname@TLD addresses aren't that rare, though their usefulness is hindered by overly restrictive validation.

Eritrea is really, really missing out by not currently having a registrar for their ccTLD.

I have https://jake.tl but can’t think of a good email at that domain to put in my From: line. I think me@jake.tl is lame, jake@jake.tl is repetitive, and root@jake.tl is too faux-oldschool.

Seems like the 'trend' is hi or hello @x.com

For personal domains I just wildcard so I can use whatever fits the situation best. support@ contact@ name@ etc.

How about eponymous@jake.tl?

For proper street cred, you should of course set up your MTS with a whole system of special-purpose and single-use mailboxes. <hacker-news-17290985@jake.tl>

* http://lifewithqmail.org/lwq.html#extension-addresses

Vanity domains can make you stand out from a crowd too! You can book domains like "backend.guru" for maximum HR impact

I once contracted at a company that gave out random three letter initials to people. Prized ones were initials such as SQL, TCP and the like.

Ditto.

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