I don’t think you’ll see this happen in the US any time soon, literally because of a Bible verse; Revelation 13:16-17 (King James Version):
16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
It’s not talked about a lot here, but this verse is the go-to for many flavors of Christian politics in the context of federal law and national identity.
The pathetic irony is that intelligence services and dozens of corporations have already done this. So we citizens, err consumers, have all of the downsides and none of the benefits of authenticity.
In addition to the sky faerie grifters, the anti-rationality mentats categorically oppose allowing government to govern.
