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What is more likely to happen is a global namespace of unique names. Famous and powerful people get to pick first, because they are more important. Names can be inherited and become signs of your class and wealth.

You get to be Bob192382, because you got in early and only had to add 6 numeric digits. In the year 2100, we're at 15 digits.



I guess people missed my sarcasm here.

See the username efforts of tech companies like Discord, etc.


> 15 digits

A billion (-1) is only 9 digits, even with only one "name" that would likely be sufficient, or 10 maybe digits at the absolute extreme.


How would this be enforced? Do you get punished on social media if you claim you are Bob?




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