Decentralizing Identity

authenticating via social media involves a very poor risk/reward ratio. i very rarely resort to it.

until the [identity/trust/data] model changes, identity services sh/could do a much better job of explaining the benefits (apart from expediency) of using them as an authenticator provider, and find smarter ways to address the conversion hit.

but we all know that won't happen; someone will simply innovate around that broken model instead. one hopes/expects.