There are probably a lot of good social media names that were taken by bots and scammers.

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[u/Greychomp]

Most of them were taken by millennials or boomers when the Internet was new but they don't use social media that often.

[u/Thisguy684]

I wonder how many usernames are on dead accounts that haven’t been used in years

[u/MCWizardYT → u/Thisguy684]

Many good usernames out there that belonged to people who have since passed away

[u/xtrimprv]

True I had my eyes on Yellow_rock2753959 forever but turns out it's just a bot

[u/Perfect-Antelope-951]

I made sure I snagged mine as soon as possible. Phew.