Clint

Names are like cheap costumes: some people wear them until they fit, others rip them off and go feral.

According to GPT, there’s mild evidence that names influence self-perception and social treatment, which then feed back into personality.

A kid named “Hunter” gets different vibes from teachers than “Clint,” and people internalise those reactions early. Apparently it’s called implicit egotism.

But causation?

If you grew up being mocked for a name, you build armour. If your name sounds posh, doors might creak open for you in some places and not others.

So yes, names leave fingerprints on the psyche, but they’re just little scratches on the glass.