Once upon a time, in a bright and busy kingdom, there was a kind young princess who loved her people very much. One summer, the roads grew hot and rough, and everyone’s feet were getting scratched and sore. The princess worried, “How can my people walk and play if the ground hurts them?”

So she called her helpers and said, “Let us cover the whole kingdom with soft leather, so no one’s feet will ever be hurt again!”

Her helpers worked and worked, but soon the princess saw that there was not enough leather in all the land to cover every road and hill. The cows and goats would have no skins left, and still the earth stretched on forever. The princess sat on the palace steps, puzzled and sad. “I only wanted to help,” she sighed. “Must people always walk in pain?”

Just then, an old craftswoman came forward with a gentle smile. She held up two small pieces of leather and said, “Your Highness, instead of covering the whole earth, why not cover just the feet?” The princess watched as the woman tied the pieces under her own feet, making the first pair of shoes. The princess laughed with delight. “Of course! If we change a little for ourselves, the whole world can feel different!” And from that day on, everyone in the kingdom walked happily—because the princess had learned that sometimes, the smallest change is the wisest one.

Perhaps blanketing the entire internet and all of its websites with identity and age verification was not the best approach, Princess Ofcom?