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Re:Polis: Open-source platform for large-scale civic deliber... by notTooFarGone on Friday February 13, 2026 @06:08AM (#47001413)
The arguments they make is a good example of "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good".

If we allow incumbents to make photo age verification and upload of ID to third-parties to be the solution, we will have a much worse solution.

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Re:Polis: Open-source platform for large-scale civic deliber... by worldsayshi on Friday February 13, 2026 @06:15AM (#47001471)
Exactly. And I do think that a world where zkp ids are taken for granted is one where the issues they point to will be more surmountable than today.
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