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This isn't a model for identity, this is attempting to justify a rearchitecture of identity systems primarily for solving the scenario of plurality
by autoditype 6y ago
This isn't a model for identity, this is attempting to justify a rearchitecture of identity systems primarily for solving the scenario of plurality
- LocalH 6y agoMany of the things that would ease things up on plural systems would also benefit individuals as well
- xena 6y agoAuthor of the post here. Bingo. This is why I want to introduce the worst case scenario for the existing model and propose a system flexible enough to handle that, this incidentally solves a lot of problems that other people have along the way.
- ealexhudson 6y agoThe problem of "how does a computer identify an individual" is clearly a different problem to "how does the individual want to be identified?". Facebook Work accounts. Teachers running Google Classroom. There are plenty of examples where technical solutions that address the first problem (to make it easier for computers) exacerbate the second (which seeks to make things easier for humans). We should prioritise the technological solutions that help us, not machines.
- stonecraftwolf 6y agoThis makes it sound as though you just skipped over all the stuff about queer people or political dissidents in favor of the thing you found easier to dismiss. Overall this is an argument for treating human identity humanely, that is, as though the human is the most important part of human identity. That is persuasive to me, particularly in contrast to inhumane models of identity that exist primarily to serve exploitive business models.