There's a difference between transparency and show boating though. If someone wants to know a person's finances then take a dip in the blockchain. It's not hard, I ain't got much but here's mine https://www.steemd.com/@williambanks .

But if what you were saying were to happen in the real world we'd all be running around with our tax returns and paychecks stubs stapled to our foreheads. #needstobememe #sadbuttrue

I do understand what you're saying though. I wish the blockchain could be a bit more private, the IRS is going to have a field day with me next year. Thanks to this posting I've officially earned "reportable income" from this place. There's not a loophole for that so here's hoping we can attract some heavy hitters to this platform so they can at least apply some pressure to make social earnings a tax exempt activity.