"No globally unique usernames across federated universe" This is a feature not a bug!

Globally unique usernames require a single source of truth. Single source of truth requires centralized authority. You literally cannot have both

You could all just agree to coordinate username uniqueness but this relies on nobody defecting. What do you do to the first node that decides "fuck you I'll name it what I want"?
@eqdw Flag any usernames that collide with local names or previously verified usernames.