Decentralized naming systems like @HNS and @namecoin seem focused on competing with DNS. They're also hopelessly complicated. Is there equivalent for user names instead of DNS?
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Replying to @rabble @HNS @Namecoin
I think the challenge is you need to drop the idea of creating a global namespace. Otherwise you end up with DNS or blockchain solutions, both of which are centralized. You need something that doesn't rely on the entire system being aware of all other names.

Sep 25, 2020 · 1:15 AM UTC

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Replying to @aaronpk @rabble @HNS @Namecoin
I know this is maybe something we'll never agree on, but I don't see the problem with a global namespace? Isn't it a feature? It makes the web work! It makes the phone system work! It makes email work!
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I wasn't saying either one is better than the other. Just that whether it's a global namespace is a property that then has all these other side effects when trying to maintain that property in a system
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I don't think there's a clear answer yet. But I'm thinking something that matches more how people communicate identities in person. Plenty of people share the same name and it's not a problem the majority of the time during normal communication.
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