@starbreaker @Mainebot yeah, should've used "legal name" for the searchable field.

Anyway, no, that's not actually *the* issue. The issue is that your coworker's boyfriend whom you've met IRL can't find you on Mastodon, because there's a million instances and very little guarantee that this particular "Matthew" is actually the right "Matthew". Whereas on FB he can.

It's not just the names. It's all the creepiness that goes with it.