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Imagine what the real world would be like if anyone could resemble anyone else.

We need a single permanent lifetime identity in the real world, and we need the same in digital space for the same reason. Identity is foundational; necessary to formation of trust of all kinds, without which we have neither commerce or community.

Many people think it is not possible to have both assured identity (on a network) and elective anonymity.

It is possible. We have to know about it and we have to want it. The future is not delivered to us we must choose it, and to choose we must know what is available to choose from. That's why networking is so important