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Avatars can make people easier to recognize, and there's a chance I might make some assumptions about people based on their avatars, but beyond that? Whatever. I don't usually pay much attention to avatars unless they stand out somehow.

That said, I very carefully choose my own avatar, as I feel like it can be interpreted to represent me. Of course since I use the same avatar pretty much everywhere I can, there's not much choosing to be done, but in places where I can't upload my own avatar, I pick my avatar quite carefully.