Last I checked, I didn't need a license to go outside or buy a coffee.

That's the future I want to avoid, you want the screaming majority to dictate if you're allowed to do anything outside your home, go ahead and continue to advocate social control with this metaphor.

The drivers license proves that you won't be an unreasonable risk to other people commandeering a 4 ton death machine on the road.

No it doesn’t. [0]

[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/

Standard expected response. Which is why I said unreasonable risk. Not zero risk. To test this hypothesis, take a car and drive it around for an hour. If someone doesn't ram into you, congratulations licensing works. Otoh drive around with a bunch of 13 year olds at the wheel. Experience is going to be very different.

> Last I checked, I didn't need a license to go outside or buy a coffee

What I heard though is you may get carded to buy alcohol.

Imagine many of those being given to those who can't drive the car safely, because driving is considered a right in many communities.