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The Digital ID Prison: The Authentication Layer

Joshua Stylman’s essay on refusing to give the digital identification is a great read and definitely worth sharing.

The system requires your participation to work. The catch is that this may also be its biggest weakness. It only becomes a cage when adoption is near-universal. In other words, when opting out means you can’t participate in daily life. When cash still works, and analog alternatives survive, resistance may be inconvenient but still livable. That’s why they need you to volunteer.

Don’t give it.

via The Authentication Layer – Joshua Stylman.

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June 25th, 2026 Spiritual notes