sounds like reddit we saw how that turned out https://twet…

Hmm. I don't think that's necessarily what they're suggesting.

Perhaps a better approach, though, would be if others tag your posts for topics, and there is a reward mechanism based on that.

Result? People can find others based on content.

Some categorization would be interesting but this is not it sis

It's certainly valuable to be able to find others based on the content they produce most often, or based on the content of specific posts.

sure, so hashtags and hashtag ownership / rentals

Correct.

Hmm. Ownership/rentals over hashtags?

I'm not so sure about that... Unless I'm thinking of it differently than you are, that feels like an inelegant solution to me.

twags

Yes! 😁

I'm sure Twetch will come up with a cool solution.

Interesting article about hashtag trademarks: https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2017/05/article_0009.html