Let's go! Kill all usernames. They just add unnecessary confusion.
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Great thought, we don't need usernames and nip05 usernames
Usernames don't do anything today. It's easy to remove.
I think nip05 still has some use but not through the random nip05 services out there that don't mean much.
A `jack@cash.app` for instance is a good one. The company we all know Jack works for is verifying nostr:npub1sg6plzptd64u62a878hep2kev88swjh3tw00gjsfl8f237lmu63q0uf63m as their staff.
While weβre at it, there is no reason you should be limited to a single NIP-05. It should be an array of strings in the metadata event, not just a single string.
Agreed.
This!
I see NIP-05 as less of a verification of my Nostr pubkey, but more of a verification of my involvement in a domain. I would love to do multiple NIP-05s. This not only builds confidence in my authenticity, it's like my stamp of a approval on a site. Anybody can share a link, this is a step above.
Well, you can still use nip05 to verify an original person. That would require people to pay attention to the whole nip05 name but still serves a purpose. I think we still need to find a better way to deal with impersonation but I don't know what that is.
Agreed. Web of Trust is what people usually refer to when talking about these things. It's not a binary offer (trust/not trust) and thus harder on users, but it might be the only practical solution
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How would we @ someone?
Thank you, it was a throwback to centralization