We are in a crisis of trust, but I'm not sure the solution involves stronger identities. I've used Reddit for well over a decade at this point. I hate that my high school opinions are just out there permanently on the internet. It's much more damaging to communities for people to feel like they can't participate for fear of leaving a permanent record. If you were at a party, would you feel comfortable knowing you were being recorded the entire time? I think the same thing applies to digital communities.

We need some way of verifying that a real human is on the other end, but we don't necessarily need to know who that person is.