Sure, and I have pseudonyms in some forums and I would prefer to continue to use those. That doesn't mean there can't be optional forums or messaging platforms

Sure, and I have pseudonyms in some forums and I would prefer to continue to use those. That doesn't mean there can't be optional forums or messaging platforms where everyone is required to have state-issued IDs. We're pretty close to a world where anonymous forums are going to be overrun with LLMs that are somewhat indistinguishable from real people. In addition, the main True Identity (TM) platforms are Facebook and Twitter, private companies in a privileged position regarding identity verification. I'd much rather have a public institution issuing PKI enabled ID cards and having individual states operating as certificate authorities with DMVs being the gatekeepers.