I was just noticing how similar a lot of these usernames are on reddit

submitted by x0x7 from self.MeanwhileOnReddit

Imagine being such an NPC that you can’t even pick your own name and instead pick whatever reddit fills in.

Hello sirs. I am !{Adjective}-{0,1}!{Noun}-{0,1}dddd. I have unique and meaningful opinions.

Reddit is just a hotbed of Cylons.

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[–]BanditMcFuklebuck 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

They're issued if you log in with something like google. I have a stupid generic reddit name that was automatically generated when I used my google account to log on....

[–]Drewski 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They also do this if you ask for a username suggestion when signing up.

[–]YoMamma 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I wonder how many of those are bot inspired. That combination is one of the methods for autogenerating a username, options for which run out when a website like that has 1.212 billion active monthly users.

[–]zyxzevn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I saw half of them copy-pasting posts and replies. There are lots of bots among them.

[–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Cylons that once they die they come back with a new account(s).

[–]Canbot 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sure thing x0x7