Seems like a plus factor - web5 (dApps, SSI like to your DIDs, IPFS, and data walllet) would encourage users on the current internet to take back their identity.  I believe TBD’s biggest challenge and their most important role will be, not so much in creating this, but in educating people globally to take back their identity from gov’ts and commerce. 

Nostr operates at the application layer, meaning it can sit on top of TCP/IP. It re-imagines and liberates the web interactions from your existing caged situations. TCP/IP itself is a decentralised architecture. The early days that  @jack mentioned in this talks - Usenet, Telnet, Gopher - were all decentralised protocols on application layers. While HTTP and SMTP were also decentralized, they inadvertently allowed a few large players to gain massive control, which in turn enabled gov'ts to exert influence over these entities to control large populations of people

Re-imagining a new app layer like Nostr is a lengthy process. Rebuilding architecture like web5 using OSI is also lengthy process. While they are different, both serve the same goal of liberating users in taking back the ownership of their identities 

 TBD's biggest challenge is that it deals in consortium, top down hierarchies and institutionalized standards, making it pretty unlikely to ever gain significant traction.  

 I doubt that is their challenge. I think they lack creativity in engaging users to adopt - and this is very common for tech developers - they tend to be excited about building something and then wonder why nobody shows up. Nostr has this problem too. 

Institutionalized standards are one way to gain mass traction. (Another way is through use cases and that’s what I am passionate about). There’s pros and cons to institutionalized standards and debating this is a good thing. 

I get why standards are a huge put off in terms of forceful adoption. I think it will remain largely optional but it will gain mass global awareness. Here's where it becomes very important to remain strong to the ethos of educating people on data ownership instead of focusing on centralizing any standards. But that level of global consciousness in taking back your identity is a plus factor 

 

 How are mobile drivers licensed helping people “take back” their identity? If anything, this is a massive centralizing effort that just gives authoritative regimes more power. 

 i don't understand your question - mobile drivers license as in digital version of traditional driving license? web5 is on architecture level, you have your data wallet and you log in to any commerce site while keeping your info with you  - similar to having your identity and being able to log in to various clients on nostr.   

 The context is specifically about mdls 

 its one of their use cases in explaining the standardization - i presume its to take back state-controlled DMVs. Existing digital options are centralized and interconnected with everything 

 Absolutely agree. As to your question--Here in Utah the mDL is advertised as giving citizens the ability to limit the data shared with businesses or entities. So for example, if someone wanted to prove they were old enough to watch Deadpool & Wolverine at the theatre they could display the UT mDL, but with their legal name, address, donor status, etc. all redacted. Fortunately, your astute observation is shared by most Utahns and it has not taken off. 

 interesting. So the alternative option is to remain manual and prevent digitalisation ?