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I appreciate them trying to set expectations. But then I also think a statement like this throws fuel on the fire, making more people want to scalp it.

Far from perfect, but I think it's good to have a layer that very visibly shows 'yes, this is the account you want'.

Domains are a worthwhile addition, but they run into almost the same problem as usernames and handles. Can be made misleading easily - sure, I could often go to the web address and verify it (if they don't put up a convincing fake site), but that's much lower visibilty.

Eg, you can probably register nintendo@nintendoamerico.com or similar and get it by some folks just as easily as registering the Twitter handle. There's a payment step to get the domain, but that's about it.

The centralization problem you mention is a good point though. It was a fine system, if you felt like you could trust Twitter as a verifier. Today obviously, one could not. But Bsky seems to at least theoretically have a 'choose your verification provider' idea in mind, which would (again theoretically) resolve a lot of that issue.

I do not see anything to be angry or disappointed about?

Verification badge was good, the dumb thing Twitter did was throw it away by letting anyone pay for it.

Another note: any time there's a piece of software that you like, but don't want to use it (because it's proprietary, missing features, or whatever reason), alternativeto.net is an incredibly useful resource.

Here's their list of apps with a wishlist feature: https://alternativeto.net/feature/wishlist/

Usually a great starting point.

I can't offer much in the way of experience - but I have at least wanted to replace Amazon wishlist functionality. I've never gotten around to making the jump, so I can't really say that I personally recommend any of these.

But when I was looking around, these are 3 options that seemed promising at surface level:

• https://giftwhale.com/
• https://wishy.gift/
• https://www.wishlistr.com/

I'd be curious to know how it goes, so I hope at some point you update the thread with what works for you.

Yes. But not (just) that they haven't envisioned other monetization - even if other cash is flowing in, they'll eventually put ads and data brokerage into their business model on top of that.

And why not? Consumers have repeatedly, time and time again, shown tolerance for it.

:(

My wife prints a lot (and needs color, cardstock support), and this is what we went with. Had it about a year now, and it's been fairly reliable. A couple streaks and minor issues, but nothing major. Get a good amount of prints per ink refill.