my brother has used 88 in his username all his life (it's his birthyear). Never heard anyone complaining about it until like 2-3 years ago.
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It's impossible to talk about this subject without giving away my entire birthday, but - in short - yes, I was born in 1988. And the rest of the numbers in my birthday have other significant historical meanings.
Bro was born on 18 Brumaire
Unfortunately, 1988 was a bumper year for future fascist fucks.
My dad's birthday is August 8th. He has used 88 in his email addresses since back in the old @aol.com days. I tried explaining to him that he probably shouldn't but he's loved the number 8 since he was a kid because of his birthday.
I've sometimes included it in my usernames just to catch the fuckers who will cozy up thinking I'm one of them. I love flipping that script in pvp games.
Probably because I’m older but I would just default to thinking that if I saw it