The Importance of Separating the Farkaster ID From the User ID

If everything is mapped to a username, so if you're using ENS as a name kind of social network, in a user controlled, decentralized social network, you can't force someone to follow a different username. You actually would never upgrade your username. So it's a less desirable user experience. By separating the Farkaster ID, which is permanent and the username, you can retain your followers and all of the kind of stuff that you've done while being able to swap in potentially a new username. And effectively, as your identity changes over time, which there is a component to all of our identity that changes, you're able to do that.

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