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0 pointsrobot_friend12y ago0 comments

Hm. I believe you're suggesting that they somehow recognize me from my photo or my name, neither of which is very likely as I am not at all well-known.

But that does bring up an interesting point - it could be they find me unattractive and thus having a photo is the negative factor (which is still gendered, but in a different way). If this were a true psych study and not one person's curiosity the fake profile should have a photo of a man of a similar age and attractiveness (as judged by a previous study)

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pooriaazimi12y ago

You should make another "fake" account (this time, with a feminine name, but with the same wealth of information as the macho-fake one) and see which of the two fake ones gets more (professional) attention and compare them with each other, not your real account.

pbhjpbhj12y ago

You don't have to be well known to be traceable. Perhaps your Facebook gets updated a lot during the day. Perhaps someone with your name is listed as a felon. Perhaps you have a terrible credit rating. There are a ton of possibilities why using a pseudonym could be beneficial.

I don't understand how the recruiter potentially finding you unattractive makes it "gendered".

Perhaps it's because you're too attractive and so you're threatening to them.

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