[dcow]

Fake identity is is not hard to create online. You’re right! That is the problem. Fake identity is orders of magnitude harder to create in meatspace. You don't solve that problem by saying “welp I guess we just have to deal with spam to realize pseudo-security via anonymity”. I don't disagree about privacy, even. I think you’d find we agree about not sending information you don't need. Where we talking past each other is on the topic of anonymity vs privacy. I want strong identity and privacy and tools and laws that protect my identity and privacy online as well as offline. Tools that let me manage who has access to my private information and for what use cases. Tools that alert me when that information is accessed or shared. Tools to allow me to verify the information provided by others is genuine. This has nothing to do with anonymity.