Why can you never change your username in Mastodon, Lemmy or Peertube? Is it a condition introduced by ActivityPub or a forgotten feature?

  • Atomic@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    You’re pretty much asking “why can’t I change my email”

    You can make a new one if you want.

    • IHawkMike@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      And what’s wrong with asking that? Plenty of email platforms let you change your primary SMTP address and/or add/remove aliases.

      It’s a legitimate question. And it could be that the lack of ability to change it has a perfectly logical answer. It still wouldn’t invalidate the question.