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Exactly and in the US you don't need a drivers license (generally a government-issued ID) to be a person. It helps but it’s not mandatory. The digital equivalent is signatures so digital society needs to be coerced to allow any signature. That doesn't preclude having certificates issued to you when you pass a driving test or meet residency requirements, but those aren’t sources of truth. Your personhood is.


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