information asymmetry

The Verification Monopoly

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Visual representation of the verification monopoly showing empty throne surrounded by historical eras: Priesthood, State, Credentials, and Platforms, leading to Protocol Era with Portable Identity

Who Gets to Say What’s True: The 5,000-Year Power Structure That Portable Identity Destroys For 5,000 years, power belonged to whoever could say: ”This is true about you—and you cannot prove otherwise.” Priests verified your spiritual worthiness. States verified your legal existence. Universities verified your capability. Employers verified your value. Banks verified your trustworthiness. Platforms … The Verification Monopoly

THE INFORMATION SYMMETRY SHIFT

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The Information Symmetry Shift: Power inversion from institutions knowing more to individuals knowing more about themselves

When Citizens Know More About Themselves Than Institutions Do—And Why This Has Never Happened Before For the first time in human history, technology makes information symmetry possible. And information symmetry makes every existing power structure optional. Executive Summary: All institutional power in human history has been built on information asymmetry—institutions knowing more about you than … THE INFORMATION SYMMETRY SHIFT