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While I think 10% is a bit steep I don't think this is as bad as getting rid of the discriminators at the end of usernames.
Here's the thing... If your name was gamers_mate#2002 before the change, after the change you could make your name gamers_mate2002 and functionally nothing would change.
As I've said elsewhere, the user name stuff was stupid, but it's not that big of a deal.
you are working really really hard in these comments defending a platform thats pretty arguably indefensible when it comes to both privacy and basic UX
every thing discord does at this point is to increase numbers on a chart and make an accountant happy
It's the defacto way many communities stick around and communicate with each other, especially in the gaming world.