This isn’t really about the internet; it’s about human psychology. If you make something more difficult, fewer people will do it. Especially people who are doing it by accident. Kids aren’t going out and accidentally downloading a VPN client.

I made it clear that I don’t think it’s a benefit overall

If you click a link and are exprected to show a video with your ID and face visible, what do you do? I say it is extremely dangerous and criminal for a government to demand this from their citizens.

Ever applied for a bank account online? I am certainly used to handing over identifiable information. I do it carefully.