The last sentence of your second paragraph says it all, "Anonymity is shamed as shady and transparency is understood as anti-liberty."
IMO, it's the reason "they" call the truly FREE market the "Black Market." It gives people the incessant mental reminder that anything that rests outside the borders of government control is "bad" for you and you should steer clear of it, lest you be labeled a "criminal" yourself.
I really enjoyed your article and find your writing style easy to read and understandable. Peace, my friend. Upvoted 100%
P.S. what mark up language do you use to create that animation effect at the end of your articles for your logo?
The animation is a gif. You can view it here.
All of the markup used in this article can be viewed on steemd.com
I'm not the anarchist type but I agree with your facts. the "free" market is nowhere it used to be, the amounts of consolidation in the late neo-liberal age is staggering.
Thank you for reading and for the comment! It will be interesting to see how the general public treats these market in the coming months/years.
Also as noted below, it is indeed a gif made through After Effects.