RE: What's in it for me?
That's the clip I think of whenever somebody talks about revealing their identity online.
The primary use-case for steem (crypto) is anonymity. I should be able to send and or receive value-tokens to and or from anyone anywhere at any time without having to beg a "gatekeeper" for permission.
The moment you start trying to tie accounts to some sort of immutable identity, you only enslave the poor. The big-fish can create as many "real-world-identities" as they wish.
The real joke here is that most people think the BANKS are "protecting" them.
Do your IRL friends have your credit card numbers and a copy of your government issued id card?
No? Why not? Don't you "trust" them? Why would you give that information to a CORPORATION?
Do you really think they need that information to "protect" you?
It's a sad state of affairs when individuals trust CORPORATIONS more than their own friends and family members.
Now you have said it so succinctly my mind immediately jumps to scenarios where anonymity would be of vital importance. Especially during turbulent times such as the world is experiencing now.
The thing that has my attention right now is they are not new thoughts to me. I wonder how that happens.
When wikileaks got frozen out by pa.ypal, v.isa, and ma.stercard, that was the moment I realized how fiat makes you a slave.
Transfer your $30,000.00 account to another bank? No problem!!
Cash out your $30,000.00 account to actual cash? Your funds are frozen for 30 days while your "super-friendly" bank calls the FBI.