[ekianjo]

They should not be required for anything either.

[simondotau]

Neither should a bank account, or a car, or weather-appropriate clothes, but they can be pretty damn handy.

[throwaway2037]

Nice reply. I laughed. At the office, when I am asked "Do you really need it?" I sometimes answer: "I don't _need_ my left leg, but I really like it." Same for toilet paper in the stalls.

[ekianjo]

Bad analogies are bad analogies. You can still have two systems in parallel instead of requiring a single tool to do the job.

[simondotau]

Bad arguments are bad arguments.

Cash and bank accounts are two systems in parallel. Cars and public transport (or bicycles, or walking) are systems in parallel. Good clothing and poor clothing are systems in parallel.

A physical driver license and a digital driver license are systems in parallel. Banking/services on a mobile phone and visiting a physical store are systems in parallel.

Where is the bad analogy?

[barbazoo]

Interesting. It's easy to focus on public life catching up to technology, but we're also pretty good I'd say to stay backwards compatible. But who defines what should be minimally required anyway?

Pen and paper? Obviously. Smartphone? Internet? Phone?

[pasc1878]

Why is pen and paper required?

[xvector]

I would much rather a smartphone be required than pen and paper.