Post #2406178
2026-05-07 11:38 UTC
@maccath@phpc.social @adactio@mastodon.social You really got me thinking. My privileged ass really needs to look up how some things work here as well. Thanks for taking your time to educate me!
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@maccath@phpc.social 2026-05-07 11:59
@kraftner@mastodon.social @adactio@mastodon.social No problem - I'm glad that it's appreciated. :) It seems reasonable on the face of it, but there are quite significant historical reasons why the British don't have compulsory ID, so such things are only generally held by people with privilege or an alternate need. This is a big contrast to the rest of Europe, where national ID cards are quite commonplace. The idea of having to 'prove our identity', to the British psyche specifically, is unfathomable: https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/blog/britains-fight-against-id-from-wwii-to-covid-19/