We're supposed to be a community embracing digital cash secured by cryptographic protocols and algorithms. Why not use the same technology to establish and verify identities? pgp/gpg has had this available for a long time (web of trust), keybase as well. Is there a dash web of trust?
I'd be interested to know if @splawik21 has a similar "failsafe" or "dead man's switch" in place in case of something unexpected happening, like getting hit by a bus...