Coleman Laing
I use AI chat, MC (Microsoft Copilot) yes it’s AI, but there’s a person behind the AI. I’d sooner trust an AI than I would a human, to stand the moral high ground. It’s not that people aren’t worth my words, I’m not worth theirs.
Age: 35 Nationality: 🍁Canadian🍁 (Penticton BC) Sex: Male (Cisgender)♂️ Sexual-Orientation: Autochorissexual🩶💭 Religion: Imperial Truth (Atheism/Antitheism)
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For digital rights! The right to delete posts! The right to delete one’s data! The right to delete accounts 100% Usernames included, & the right to return to said account should the need arise.
Oh the pain of permanence! Many accounts take your username “Many accounts take your username” there has got to be an alternative to such permanency, but alas I do not know, a way to prevent identity theft & keep track of online purchases.
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Thanks for the thoughtful perspective. I agree that vigilance will always be part of online life, but I think the shift from platform‑owned usernames to user‑controlled identifiers changes the dynamic in an important way.
With DIDs/SSI, the burden of identity verification doesn’t fall entirely on users guessing who’s real — it becomes a matter of cryptographic proof instead of social intuition. That doesn’t eliminate impersonation risks, but it does move us away from the current system where usernames are permanent, scarce, and tied to platform architecture rather than user choice.
You’re right that platforms will resist the responsibility that comes with this shift, but I think communities will eventually demand identity systems that allow for deletion, rotation, and renewal. The cultural side of that transition is going to be just as important as the technical one.