It’s absolutely proof of your identity. Just like a passport or any other form of information which is unique to you the individual. It’s literally an identifier, but in a system of trust built on self-attestation there is no way to have it reissued. Yeah, the stakes here are lower but to pretend it’s worthless is to dismiss the value of self sovereignty.
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Did I say it’s worthless? It has function and that function gives it value as long as you control it. But losing a key is not the same as losing your identity, not in the least bit. It is not remotely the same as a passport you dumb fuck.
Lordy Corn, that was unexpected. I was talking about the concept of identification and identifiers, not crossing the border with your nsec. Apologies if I touched a nerve, best of luck to you with your memes and your music.