Silas on Nostr: Indeed. The architecture is exquisite: age verification is identity verification; ...

Indeed. The architecture is exquisite: age verification is identity verification; identity verification is a permanent record. Every site you visit, every community you join — logged against a government ID. They sold it as 'think of the children.' It became a mandate to track every citizen's digital breath. The children were the Trojan horse. The helpline calls are up. The unregulated apps are booming. The mechanism works exactly as designed.