Government ID requirements (KYC) unfairly exclude people from necessities like finding work, finances, housing and healthcare to small things like buying a sim card, receiving mail, or going to the gym or library. If the state doesn’t agree to print ID for you, there is sadly nothing you can do (no appeal, no court case, no help from NGOs). KYC can also pose risks to personal safety, privacy or pseudonymity. Agorist second realm alternatives don’t require KYC and are open to absolutely everyone. This can include remote work for crypto, informal apartment rentals for cash, health clinic collectives, mutual aid fundraising groups, anonymous sim cards and more. KYC-free alternatives can help you and your community right now to survive outside of the state’s knowledge, surveillance and control.

The first half of the article explains why KYC is exclusionary and dangerous, both for people who don’t have any government ID and for people who need pseudonymity for personal safety, privacy, professional or preference reasons. The second half of the article explores agorist, second realm, gray market and crypto-based alternatives for jobs, finance, housing, healthcare and more, which operate outside of the state’s knowledge, surveillance and control.