yes - I have helped a half dozen people get ID the past couple years.

Unfortunately you need one to cash checks and do all sorts of important things - and it's a good way to prevent fraud / theft / underage activities, etc.

The good thing is that I've been seeing digital kisoks popping up at more locations that can handle this sort og thing, and take some of wait times away from the main dmv places.

Not long ago my city also opened up all county clerk desks and some other places to help people get the 'real ID' stuff together and submitted.

So there is progress in making it easier / better / cheaper.

That being said - if you are from one state to another and license was expired and you have to get special papers to show a divorce and name change - le suck!

If you have roommates and don't have utility bills in your name for Real Id - what a stupid setup the feds came up with no-fly plane with real proof you are Real..

I expect more people to come up with more ways to make these things better.

I expect to see more places like GA offer ID for free for voting, only $5 for indigent people.

It can be complex in weird situations, but I believe for most people it's just not as much fun as playing a playstation. I have seen it out of reach for a 70 year old divorcee' - but we all finally found a way to get the docs needed from another state and it all came together finally - most people would not have the same kind of problem however, I'd guess 99.5%

Fun fact that somewhat swayed my opinion recently, we are essentially the only first world country that doesn’t require ID of some kind to vote.

In Germany, you're required to submit your address of residence to a municipal office. When there's an election, you'll get a notification sent to this address. At your assigned polling station (which, at least for city dwellers, is usually within walking distance), you can just show the notification, no ID required. Or, if you forgot the notification card, you can show your ID, that works, too.