Anon, you're analysing what they're doing (digital IDs, censorship, surveillance, social control), but you’re not fully stepping back to question why they need this now. You see through the “protecting kids” rhetoric as a façade, but you haven’t fully confronted the structural collapse and loss of control that governments and legacy institutions are panicking about.
It’s not about control in a generic sense. It's that their entire method of governance is becoming obsolete. Centralised systems (financial, media, political) are losing grip because of decentralised tech, alternative economies, and a cultural shift away from institutional trust. Digital ID, censorship, and "protect the children" are not moves of confidence; they’re moves of desperation to keep relevance.