I LOLed at "light-hearted"
I still haven't shared my identity on here. I might because I don't think identity is all that bad if we can remain relatively unattached to it. I do value my privacy though and do not want to start self-censoring myself to avoid any hassles. I appreciate your attitude.
I would't make assumptions like ”humans are hierarchical animals". Right now they are, sure. But we only understand human nature in a certain set of circumstances. We don't get to see what human nature would look like in a world where love was available without expectations, where cooperation was encouraged rather than competition, not yet anyway.
The world you describe sounds too idealistic to ever be true. In regards to hierarchy, whether it is nurture or nature is up for debate but it currently exists and plays a massive role in society. North Korea being an easy example of this, despite most of the country wishing to rebel the soldiers and police force still carry out orders.
No need to be a perfectionist, having an ideal just serves as a compass, giving you a general direction. If you can't imagine it, it will never be possible, but one step at a time is nice. Rather than focus on trying to build a perfect world, I think of it as constantly moving in the direction of a perfect world. It's more about the ride than the destination, as soon as more people realize that, we can make much bigger steps in the right direction. I think we might agree on which direction that may be even if we feel differently about whether it's possible or not.
As I see it, trust is what is missing from the equation. Of course we don't want to trust blindly, we want to build trust in each other to create solutions. That's what I am focused on and the only reason I will share my identity is because it creates more opportunity to build trust. But I totally agree with everything you say about how people focus too much on it.