don't change to @ usernames

Discord's own image thats been going around of the display name before and after even highlights one of the exact problems I have with @ usernames broadly, and its that you can have a unique username that you use on multiple platforms, but then have to change it entirely on other platforms. I love that about the numbers discriminators.

The other thing I love, which has been highlighted by others, is the degree of anonymity that the number discriminators allow. I love that I can't be searched for by username and that you have to have my exact number code to even find my profile. It functions like a phone number, and thats awesome. In fact, I'd love it if that was the case even within servers. Not being perceived is wonderful when on quite literally every other platform you don't have a choice, even with a private profile.

It's not broken. Don't try to fix it. Having something unique about your platform is good. I can feel a pivot towards twitter-ifying discord and I really don't like it. As I did when NFT integration was announced, I'll be cancelling Nitro.

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