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If you email hn@ycombinator.com, they'll change your username for you. (Near the bottom of https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html)


All of those comments were written from the perspective of a person who no longer 'exists' tangibly as they've transitioned.


Then perhaps what the transitioning person is looking for, is just creating a new account to go with their new self?


I'm not one of those who are affected, so unfortunately I'm without a sound rebuttal. You do raise a good point. Given that I'm not, someone who is may have more perspective that'd support one assertion vs the other.




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