I believe that in this day and age we probably all need at least two identities: the birth/official transparent, trusted one for official/professional use and an anonymous one for unofficial/online things.
But this is because I think nobody should be fired, de-platformed, banned or "canceled" for opinions/thoughts outside of those contexts.
Sure you could be fired from your work if you started shouting your opinions on your workplace. No you shouldn't be fired from your work for anything that happened outside that work.
Anonymity is needed for the sake of free thinking as a shield to any current/future mob that could ruin your life/career for just any reason at all.
In 10 Years you might find yourself ostracized because someone found some 20yo old snippet of code you wrote with "banned words" in them.
I used to think it was an acquired thing that you could have free opinions with your official identity (political or anything) and not risk your livelihood for opinions but the thought enforcing mobs are now everywhere and most companies will bend the knee to their bidding.
And obviously this identity needs to be decentralized to also protect that identity itself from being ruined by the various de-platforming attempts.
These days, I'm genuinely more concerned about the current mob rule mentality than government oppression.
But this is because I think nobody should be fired, de-platformed, banned or "canceled" for opinions/thoughts outside of those contexts.
Sure you could be fired from your work if you started shouting your opinions on your workplace. No you shouldn't be fired from your work for anything that happened outside that work.
Anonymity is needed for the sake of free thinking as a shield to any current/future mob that could ruin your life/career for just any reason at all.
In 10 Years you might find yourself ostracized because someone found some 20yo old snippet of code you wrote with "banned words" in them.
I used to think it was an acquired thing that you could have free opinions with your official identity (political or anything) and not risk your livelihood for opinions but the thought enforcing mobs are now everywhere and most companies will bend the knee to their bidding.
And obviously this identity needs to be decentralized to also protect that identity itself from being ruined by the various de-platforming attempts.
These days, I'm genuinely more concerned about the current mob rule mentality than government oppression.