"i can't squat my username globally and if i move to another instance i lose all followers, this sucks!" has to be one of the worst takes
yes, securing identities and impersonation are problems, but being able to jump between servers freely is a feature. be a person, not a globdamn #brand

you, extremely dumb: anime avatars, telling me about email

me, an englightened being made of pure intellect: um actually social media is about follow counts and nothing else, you fools https://awoo.space/media/kUU1aVZkQjE3jHaEjVQ

it's kinda sad how you can tell if a person shows up here because they needed refuge from hellbird or if they just didn't wanna miss out on The Latest Coolest Social™️

oops i checked that dudes profile and yup its blocking time

https://awoo.space/media/wZXDVT3QngNQlEaCLJw

imagine your ego was so small you had to constantly brag about 'being one of the first 140 people to join twitter'
@Ludonaut his claim is also just totally untrue, there's a very reasonable discussion happening right now about the particulars https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/issues/177
@jplebreton oh glob someone suggested implementing a blockchain. abort, abort
@Ludonaut how did these folk cope with IRC?
@Ludonaut People worry too much about petty things.