As a matter of fact it is completely equivalent. I want to be incognito and so do you. This is the trust we are talking about. If we feel we can get to the real ID it is because we trust each other. I would never give my real name to somebody who does not give me hers.

Reputation has a weak correlation here. It might be based on skill, looks or social connections. There are people very high on the reputation scale, actors, well known athletes, politicians, CEOs who abuse their position and reputation.

So this is a case of apples and oranges.