Really? Is there a way to reserve both usernames without creating two accounts? That sounds like a problem for impersonation
I think the goal is that there are several big domains not only .bsky.social and that ppl look at the whole domain as the user identity rather than assume mike or tom is the same person across all domains?
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Reply · Apr 27, 2023yeah this is pretty awful, I was joking matty signing up would mean bsky had crossed from hipster to mainstream twitter... but it's not so funny…Reply · Apr 29, 2023nah, we're just wanting verification that relies on existing internet domain names so the owner of the web property can grant social media handles…Reply · Apr 9, 2023it's a way of kinda DIY verification- if you already are established at a domain you add a DNS record pointing at your bluesky ID, and now ppl who…Reply · Jan 15, 2025@SHL0MS bsky does have this part right w domain names pointing to ids