Yup. Decentralized ID systems have failed in the past because credentials are not easily discoverable. Pseodonymity and multiple profiles is the way to go.
I think it's agreat idea, just haven't run into a use case for it yet. nostr:nprofile1qydhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytnrda5kuen4dejxjapwvdhk6tcpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ukzcnvv5hx7un89uq3vamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwd4hhxarj9ec82c30qywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68ytfsxgh8jcttd95x7mnwv5hxxmmd9uq32amnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7fwv3sk6atn9e5k7tcqyqqqqqqrwa2qysf4jkkfu9sjhm2s3q27nrky42wk3gnz3lmp2jzk7rsam5q has prototyped some stuff.
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How are badges related to IDs?
It’s the closest NIP (NIP-58) for attestations, where an issuer attests something is true about a recipient.
I have a use case for this actually.
Prove that someone lives in a certain area. Mail a code to someone and they enter the code they were mailed, then they get the attestation that they live in a city or state etc. Could do this process once a year to verify.
Then stuff like civil discourse becomes much more meaningful. No bots or people from other locations chiming in.
nostr:npub12a77qmwwzc9qx7gk8f9m0d5qhclq5rsudr0xu6agcqgnfdzqvnwsfrrdyd we’ve been talking to nostr:npub1dmu30axh63xcd2d40pj8lmnd008utpu9mz2ru3dnj9gd3kz2zr2qd74mg5 about that idea as a way of adapting the Front Porch Forum model to Nostr. Nothing concrete, just throwing around ideas.