[TheCoreh]

I don't fully understand what's changing: Slack always had the option to set a "real" name. Is it simply going to transparently translate the name token within messages to whatever preferred representation an organization choses? If so, why is this being presented as "the death of the username"? Or is it more complicated than this? (Perhaps an accommodation to integrate with existing directory systems in larger corporate environments?)

Does Slack feel like having usernames somewhat visible and end-user facing makes the product "too nerdy" for a general audience?