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I'm guessing some of it has to do with the commitment and consistency bias. People want to appear consistent. If they've lived one way, they're likely to just continue living like that even if it's not beneficial. Same reason why many people can't admit to mistakes. Cognitive dissonance may be involved. They may think that their name, being part of themselves, is inherently wonderful, and it's society that is being shitty when discriminating against their name. Thus if they were to change their own name they would go against their belief in themselves.
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