@keithpp @CobaltVelvet
That's the problem of digital identity. If you *need* to distinguish yourself from fakes, you can use a PGP key/Keybase/whatever, like you said in your post
This is actually good because it makes users more aware of these issues and how to solve/mitigate them.
However, you're really right on the "what if the server shuts down?". Mastodon needs account migration tools or the federation will not work in the long run.
@lou1306 @CobaltVelvet Someone who has finally grasped what I am raising, rather than finding excuses for flawed design, that people have to work around.
@keithpp @lou1306 @CobaltVelvet Again, I've got no skin in the game, but I think calling it a "flawed design" is disingenuous. Just because you don't agree with the tradeoffs doesn't mean it's flawed.
It'd be like me arguing the domain name system is flawed because I don't get codydh.net when I register codydh.com. It's just not how it works.
