I think that in a rational society everyone should feel free to choose their name, and doing so should be a normal and expected rite of passage.
It makes way more sense to choose the sound people make when they refer to you, than having your parents choose it for you before you’re even a person yet.
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At what age should you choose though? I’m not sure I’d appreciate the name 1 year old me might pick for myself.