Kate Morley on Nostr: In the beginning, people had just one name: Adam Then, as our settlements filled up, ...
In the beginning, people had just one name: Adam
Then, as our settlements filled up, we avoided ambiguity by using jobs as second names: Adam Smith
Over time, it became polite to refer to people by their second name: Mr Smith
More recently, we started to prefer the informality of the first name: Adam
Finally, as our phone address books filled up, we avoided ambiguity by using jobs as second names: Adam Plumber
Then, as our settlements filled up, we avoided ambiguity by using jobs as second names: Adam Smith
Over time, it became polite to refer to people by their second name: Mr Smith
More recently, we started to prefer the informality of the first name: Adam
Finally, as our phone address books filled up, we avoided ambiguity by using jobs as second names: Adam Plumber