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submitted 10 months ago by Stamets to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Yeah so in the civilized world we prefer to carry our health card and a piece of ID anyway, but if you live in the States the first one doesn't exist and... Well... The second one doesn't really exist either...

But you know, a bank card takes way less space than a cellphone in your pockets, just saying.

[–] KoalaUnknown 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

My phone has my medical information and identity for first responders.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Your phone that's locked? Super practical for first responders! Especially if you get hit by a car and your phone is broken!

Also, I don't know of a single place where a picture of an ID is considered a valid piece of ID. If I got caught driving with just a picture of my driver's license the police would ask me to call someone to pick up my car for me or have it towed and I would get a ticket for driving without a license.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Tell me you don’t know how the medical ID/emergency contacts feature works without telling me you don’t know how it works.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

How well does that work if your phone gets broken in an accident?

[–] KoalaUnknown 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It’s not a picture of an ID. It’s accessible even with the phone is locked. Also, some states allow digital ID now.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Crash happens, phone breaks, what now?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Crash happens, id card burns down, what now?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

If that happens your cellphone as well as you would be burnt.

Try again.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Health card"? Do you mean like, organ donor card?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Health_insurance_cards

Take your pick, it exists all over the world

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Lol, in my country the hospital just, y'know, heals you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

You have doctors that never have the need to look up your medical history?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

It does the same over here but won't have any way to know who to contact if they can't identify you.