Would it be possible to have you fediverse username connected to the blockchain so you could use it to associate with an instance? And if that instance closed, say, you could simply connect your blockchain based account identity to another instance?
Why would blockchain be necessary to do that? Honestly, 99% of the time blockchain is just a highly inefficient buzzword.
Usually there are better ways to achieve the same outcome, with the added bonus of not automatically attracting a cavalcade of Web3 con-artists and grifters.
It’s my understanding that a person’s username is tied to the instance. Is this incorrect? So if an instance goes down, so too do all of those users? You would then have to make another profile on another instance, which might not have your username.
I suppose we want the ability for usernames to develop a standing or reputation? For instance, shittymorph…
You can use a signing key for that, sign your messages. Use that key to prove that the same person owns the new account on the new instance.
Much simpler than blockchains.
Would it be possible to have you fediverse username connected to the blockchain so you could use it to associate with an instance? And if that instance closed, say, you could simply connect your blockchain based account identity to another instance?
Why would blockchain be necessary to do that? Honestly, 99% of the time blockchain is just a highly inefficient buzzword.
Usually there are better ways to achieve the same outcome, with the added bonus of not automatically attracting a cavalcade of Web3 con-artists and grifters.
Why would you need blockchain for that?
When you have a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
It’s my understanding that a person’s username is tied to the instance. Is this incorrect? So if an instance goes down, so too do all of those users? You would then have to make another profile on another instance, which might not have your username.
I suppose we want the ability for usernames to develop a standing or reputation? For instance, shittymorph…
You can use a signing key for that, sign your messages. Use that key to prove that the same person owns the new account on the new instance. Much simpler than blockchains.
Why not use good old signatures for that?
You expect people to understand what a blockchain is after not knowing what a signature is? Come on. They’ve been around since the last century.