Is "acceptably non-dystopian" self-sovereign identity even possible?

In the recent paper about "soulbound" tokens, Vitalik Buterin et al. write that they aim to build technology that is "acceptably non-dystopian". Do any of today's self-sovereign identity projects fit that bill?

Is "acceptably non-dystopian" self-sovereign identity even possible? Molly White Is "acceptably non-dystopian" self-sovereign identity even possible? by Molly White on Friday, June 10, 2022 ← Back to the collection Anonymity and trustlessness are central to the crypto world. People don’t have to attach real-world identities to crypto wallets, and communities at least nominally try to avoid placing trust into institutions like governments or big tech companies. But with the crypto world increasingly trying to move beyond simple payments and NFT trades, they are running up agains

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