wynd — 5/17/2023, 10:52:46 AM

imagine usernames were centralized on the entire internet 😳

that would actually suck but once you got it you don’t have to deal with having different usernames on different platforms

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jeffalo:

domain name usernames >>>>

5/17/2023, 3:53:32 PM
jeffalo:

it just makes sense. companies/celebrities who need their clean brands can pay for their .coms, and theres plenty of TLDs for the rest of us.

5/17/2023, 3:54:27 PM
micahlt:

Honestly, heck yeah. This makes a ton of sense.

5/17/2023, 4:31:56 PM
jeffalo:

although it is a bit imperfect. while adding a cost to usernames does make them a little more permanent, the fact that they can expire leads to lots of edge cases that would have to be handled.

5/17/2023, 6:20:33 PM
wynd:

that’s true, we should just have phone numbers as usernames at this point

5/17/2023, 6:22:19 PM
jeffalo:

No

5/18/2023, 8:46:00 AM
wynd:

actually yeah, that would be cool

5/17/2023, 5:55:28 PM
asfsdgdfd:

The simpler, more memorable ones would run out over time if the billions of ordinary facebook users all had to have domains…

5/17/2023, 10:07:49 PM
asfsdgdfd:

You’d just have to get to pick your username first. 😎 If you’re not early, all the good usernames would be gone 😬

5/17/2023, 2:02:46 PM
wynd:

yeah no way i would ever get wynd

5/17/2023, 3:21:39 PM