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Personally, I like the idea of hardware-tied auth (phone/FIDO2 key), that could work for me eventually. However, I am also one of the "anon-in-the-ether" people
by fantasybroker 3y ago
Personally, I like the idea of hardware-tied auth (phone/FIDO2 key), that could work for me eventually. However, I am also one of the "anon-in-the-ether" people and don't want a permanent identity on any public service.
A permanent identity comes with many additional mechanics, far beyond just a stable identifier. The biggest one is post karma (including likes): IMO it's at the core of almost everything what's wrong with the modern web. It introduces vile personal and group incentives and leads to an eventual destruction of any honest conversation. While this mechanic exists on public forums, I won't use a permanent identity.
- pseudalopex 3y agoStable identifiers were common decades before karma or likes.
- fantasybroker 3y agoYup, I used to use them back then.
- pseudalopex 3y agoYou said stable identifiers come with karma and likes. But you know they come without also.
- fantasybroker 3y agoI mean - yes? I understand what a stable identifier is. Having a unique user ID in a database doesn't magically enable likes on all features. But for the purpose of this discussion I limited my opinion to "public services", i.e. services with a social aspect, which overwhelmingly have this mechanic (to such an absurd extent that I can "like" payments made by people I don't know on Venmo).
- pseudalopex 3y ago> I understand what a stable identifier is. You do not understand what core is apparently.
- fantasybroker 3y agoFrom what I understand "core" is a central part of a fruit.
- dcow 3y agoI’d challenge you to live life without a government ID, and without giving your phone number to any “public service”. I’m sure we could be more private than we are, but you aren’t going to get far without your permanent ID.