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by eesmith 922 days ago
What does the number/second have to do with 'It’s hard to remain anonymous in the real world. The real world largely runs on identity and (identity) trust.'?

There are very few places in the real world which can handl 1,000 people per second.

In the real world I rarely need to identify myself. I can see a movie, visit the library, buy groceries, go to a restaurant, and more.
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maccard 922 days ago
> What does the number/second have to do with 'It’s hard to remain anonymous in the real world. The real world largely runs on identity and (identity) trust.'?

Hobest question, are you being serious here? The sxale of fraud and automated traffic is disproportionately large, and has a significantly lower barrier to entry than other forms of abuse. That's the entire reason.

> There are very few places in the real world which can handl 1,000 people per second.

Exactly, and if someone started sending thousands of people per second there, they would make it significantly more difficult to do so.

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eesmith 921 days ago
I honestly don't understand how your point is relevant.

Most of the real world does not require identity, so how does "The real world doesn’t allow that" make any sense?

Yes, some parts of the real world require you to identify yourself, and the same for some places on the internet.

Is that really the point? That if you have to use your real identify to log into your bank's web site that you don't have "unconstrained anonymity"?

Because I don't think even the cryptopunks of the 1990s required that sort of anonymity.

> and if someone started sending thousands of people per second

So, 100/second is okay but 1,000/second not okay?

I ask because it looks like 100 people per second enter Manhattan during the peak morning commute time, and I don't see massive calls to make it harder for commuters to enter the borough. (Go to http://manpopex.us/ , go to statistics, "Estimated Pop. for Wednesday, 9 AM: 2,888,116", for "10 AM: 3,284,591" gives 110 people per second.)

And these people aren't all required to identify themselves.

Question for you: does the internet currently have more anonymity than the real world?

Question #2: how much fraud is done on the internet vs. fraud in the real world, measured by dollars?

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