What attributes should require proof? Where do you draw the line?
Age?
Gender?
Race?
Religion?
Political party?
Citizenship?
> We'll get there eventually, but not before we try everything else first.
We got here by trying everything else first.
The “good old days” are now. Thousands of years of progress and blood delivered our liberal societies. Don’t give it up so easily.
Really, the broader point is I'm tired of giving away massive chunks of my PII (SSN, DL copies, etc) instead of just having something from the government that will say "Yep. He is who he claims."
If we, collectively, decide we need age-gated websites, then let's enable that properly. I shouldn't have to give NYT a scan of my DL and my SSN to gain access.
We haven’t decided this.
> having something from the government that will say "Yep. He is who he claims."
You’re literally trading liberty for convenience.
I understand your position. I just fundamentally disagree that the tradeoff you are so eager to make is worthwhile.