Submission + - Identity Is Easy. Continuity Is Hard. (mycal.net)
lowerpower writes: An essay arguing that the hardest problem in digital identity isn’t authentication or reputation, but continuity over time. It looks at why many identity systems fail as platforms, registries, and incentives change, and explores what it would mean to design identity references meant to remain interpretable decades later. Rather than proposing a new authority or protocol, the piece focuses on durability, auditability, and survivability as first-class design goals.
