whether having separate identities is a net win or a net lose depends on N. Having to maintain say 3 separate identities (N=3) on the web (roughly: one for publ

whether having separate identities is a net win or a net lose depends on N. Having to maintain say 3 separate identities (N=3) on the web (roughly: one for public social, one for private/secret, one for money/utilities) is a much lower burden than having to maintain say 30 or 300 separate unconnected identities, each with their own username/password/profile/messaging/eventstreams/community-connections.