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Some people prefer anonymity, whereas others want to litter the internet with everything related to them. For example, Satoshi, the creator of BTC, is extremely anonymous, and as a result, Bitcoin benefits from the decentralization that exists today.

When we can put a face to the origins of decentralization, the government will attempt to control it, and it loses its essence. If Satoshi had wanted to enjoy fame, power, and the cost of decentralization, he could have been somewhere relaxing with a nice stake in a government-owned property while being watched 24/7. 


People choose to remain faceless for a variety of reasons, including security and evil ingenuity. On the other hand, some people gain essence by putting their face out there; without it, their fame or relevance cannot be valued. 


For example, if Christiano Ronaldo's face is removed, he becomes a regular guy incapable of influencing millions of people to subscribe to a YouTube channel, buy a product, influence a brand, and so on. People in show business want to put their faces out there, and what makes one person relevant can put another person in danger. 



For example, there are people and accounts on Hive who prefer anonymity. Thanks to Hive, you can not track down someone who does not want to be found unless there are traces of their real lives somewhere along the chain. 



However, people can choose to dox another person, particularly for malicious purposes. I remember a lady who littered the information of a whale who had targeted her with several downvotes; while the information was deleted on one frontend, I believe it can still be seen on another.


 Nonetheless, if you do not want to be found, I doubt you will ever be found; everyone has their own reasons, and some people are not shy about revealing themselves. 


## Safety In Familiarity? 

People are more likely to associate trust with those they can see. We sometimes believe that faceless people are mostly acting maliciously, and this is because there have been reports of faceless people doing things and getting away with it. 

However, on Hive, we regard this as privacy. Most of the time, we believe that people should be able to do what is most important without fear of harm to themselves. 

Most of them could tell others' malicious intent without even seeing their faces, which I believe is sufficient. Hive provides incredible detail about every user; while it cannot reveal any information you did not provide, it can create a record of your in-chain activities, which is often enough to tell others about your intent and all that; however, Hive does not put you in immediate danger or pose a threat to your life. 


In reality, it functions more as a mirror, reflecting users rather than inventing information, thoughts, and ideas about them.



## Web2

Web2 has social spaces that encourage people to disclose extremely private information about themselves. Sometimes they just do this to get attention: likes, retweets, reshares, and so on, and there is an ingenious algorithm that encourages people to do it for the sake of popularity and fame. 



> I feel Safe


In reality, I am fine with putting my face out there. Most of the time, there is simply insufficient information to make me believe that my face is important. In fact, as I have gotten older, I have realized that Hive is an amazing piece of technology that allows you to choose what level of anonymity you want. 


There is no additional reward for showing or not showing your face, and people are not always encouraged to choose what they want.  I have posted a lot of personal information, but in the future, I plan to filter it and remove any information that I do not want to share. 

I believe that as we get older, we become more conscious of our privacy; fortunately, Hive provides you with adequate options to choose which aspects of yourself you are comfortable sharing.





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