Hello Gadrian,
I'm John Huckel, the developer of the Matrix-8 Solution. My friend Atma has sought to get you to look at it. Among many other things - it provides a way to establish a Trusted Reputation for those who use the platform.
Think of a mash-up of a Chatroom and a Crowdfunding platform. The Matrix-8 will provide the standard Chatroom where ideas can be discussed openly. Then when the Participants want to go beyond just talking, they can use the matrix platform to Deliberate and Vote in anonymity.
As you point out - anyone can lie their head off on line and not be found out. BUT in commerce, if you don't pay as the buyer, or you provide shoddy products as a seller, your Reputation will soon be in the toilet. With the Matrix-8 Solution, both worlds are straddled. Once a Participant's activities can be tracked in the Real World it's a different story.
Please review 'Trusted Reputation' found here - https://peakd.com/hive-153630/@atma.love/trusted-reputation?ref=atma.love. Then get back to me. I think we have important Goals in common.
Later,
jh
RE: Mask. Online versus Reality.