In your mind, what makes a person's username less representative of themselves than their actual name?

I would note that a person chooses their own username, making it therefore directly representative of them in some way, whereas our actual names — for most of us at least — are something we were born with and did not choose.

I do understand the point of view that a person's "real name" has a more tangible connection to their real self, but I don't necessarily agree. It's also not difficult to create a social media account with a fake name that seems like a real name just to fool people. I don't think that the type of name a person uses represents any useful information about their trustworthiness, or even their identity.

I go by my gamer handle on here (i.e. my Steam ID is the same as my Steem ID), but on other sites like Wattpad I go by my real name. Neither name is any less "me."