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		wayfinder on Sept 21, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: USPS In-Person Identity Proofing Pretty sure this is by design, not by a side effect. National ID systems are not super popular. Inefficiency is strangely sometimes the only reliable way to prevent consolidation of power.

hef19898 on Sept 22, 2023 [–]

>> National ID systems are not super popular.

In the US maybe. Every other developed country has them, one way or the other.

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