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Comment by simoncion

Yeah. This USian has reliable access to the following without presenting ID

* Telephone service

* Internet service

* A rental apartment to live in and relevant utilities

* Food

* Clothing

* Entertainment

* Medical care

* A bank account

It has been so long that I can no longer clearly remember, but I think that I didn't have to present ID to get my job and get paid.

Maybe things are way worse over in Euroland? Or maybe US-based authoritarians have successfully used the threat of imaginary "Stranger Danger" to turn the screws tighter for access to some of those things over the past ten, twenty years? I know it's not medical care, internet access, food, clothing, or entertainment because I've changed providers for those fairly recently.

parent simoncion 5 months ago

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