Some saying it’s the year of birth.
So a date a man has lived with for ~36 years and not once has anyone stopped him to say that maybe he shouldn’t stick 88 on everything, especially not in response to allegations of being fascist-aligned on a newly created account… for an internationally renowned CEO and STEM professional.
I know someone that got hauled into HR for having a Reddit handle of <interest>14 and using it on work devices. Just happened to be their amateur sport shirt number.