Gavin Chait; on Nostr: You mentioned bad actors, & we have to be real mindful of this. The old spy novels ...

You mentioned bad actors, & we have to be real mindful of this. The old spy novels (Forsythe, Le Carre) used to talk about spycraft of setting up wholly fictitious, but perfectly "real", identities which could be picked up when needed. Entire bureaucracies dedicated to moving paper around to give the impression of a real life. Of course, if you have social media with networks of endorsements ... well, you can automate this.