Someone can think that a way forward is to withdraw even further from online platforms and engage more in the physical world instead. I think this is short sighted solution, if perhaps relatively easy.
There have been voices on this forum envisioning a screening similar to credit checks but to do with online platforms as we go forward. This is happening now for example with the verification services offered by major social networking platforms.
Into the future, as these checks become more prevalent, it seems to me that the sequence of changes in online civic sphere may rhyme with the sequence of changes to the civic sphere in the real world in the past. A case is then to meet it heads on with full immersion. This means signing stuff with ones name, setting up a personal website and profiles on social media and putting some effort to systematically maintain them, thus building a consistent signal that will outweigh the noise of actions such as someone trying to steal your identity, scammers, trolls and such. At the same time, have a robust password management system and do due diligence in not exposing yourself to obvious risks associated with online presence.
ETA: This is not a call for the forum members to disclose their identities or for them to need to be verified anyhow!
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What do you think?