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by 29083011397778 1168 days ago
No, instead we could firewall the internet off behind a single-digit number of gatekeepers. Think Google and Facebook, with the engineers to build, execute, and secure a system like this. Think Apple and Amazon, who have credit card data to match a name to a digital identity.

This doesn't mean two popups, this means we forfeit the open and distributed nature of the internet in a final "Think of the children" moment.