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When did we start saying ”profile picture” instead of ”avatar” (hexbear.net)
submitted 3 months ago by BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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[–] newmou@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I think it was originally that, then default, then avatar, then back to that

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Avatar dates to early graphical bulletin boards and MUDs in the 80s. Originally it was used as a synonym for "Player Character" (after Moorcock and his Avatars of the Eternal Champion) and spread from there. PFP is a post-facebook thing.

[–] BelieveRevolt@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if the Ultima series had anything do with that, since the player character was called the Avatar. NATOpedia seems to support that, claiming that Ultima IV popularized the use of the term avatar in this context.

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I think it was Moorcock > Ultima > MUDs > BBS > General adoption

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't think so, usage of avatar predates most social media, pfp was popularised i think by facebook boomers and purest corpo shit like linkedin.

[–] newmou@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

Yeah that sounds right