Honestly, you start to get tired of how everything in crypto revolves around wallets. Balances, signatures, endless addresses — as if you're not a user, but just a set of numbers. And the more assets you have, the 'more real' you become in the system. This starts to seem strange.
The old model requires constant proof of ownership: sign, show balance, prove that you are you. But ownership does not equal trust. You can have a lot — and at the same time have no reputation.
Here, the idea of Sign caught my attention: shift the focus from wallet-centric to reputation-centric. Not 'what you have', but 'what you have been attested to'. Attestations become a kind of social layer of trust.
In simple terms — it's like on-chain reviews that can't just be erased. They help combat Sybil attacks not through capital, but through the history of interactions. You don't buy trust directly — you earn it.
Of course, the model is not perfect: attestations can be bought, collusion is possible. But that's another game — more human, less mechanical.
And here's the paradox: control becomes less formal, but it feels stronger. Because now what matters is not the wallet, but your reputation.