# kaal:claim:4067783-026

**Claim.** Properly implemented anonymity strengthens decentralized governance because it lets individuals relate without the inherited biases of predecessor generations and a lifetime inside centralized power structures.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- anonymity is properly implemented

**Source quote.**

> If properly implemented, anonymity strengthens decentralized governance by taking out parts of the human nature that hold business and society back. First and foremost, anonymity allows individuals to relate to each other without the inherited biases of generations of predecessors

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *DAO Fallacies* (2022), II.5 Myth #5: Anonymity leads to Bad Actors, page 10

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, DAO Fallacies (2022). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4067783

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**Topics.** decentralization, governance-design

**Keywords.** anonymity, bias, decentralized-governance, centralized-power

**Related claims.**

- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782210-010

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