Yes, of course - an iphone is so much cheaper and easier to use than a passport or a paper boarding pass.

Wow, a $1000 dollar phone is cheaper than carrying a paper document? I guess that logic escapes me.

I meant it to be sarcasm, obviously failed

Yeah sarcasm generally fails. Sometimes I put <sarcasm>...</sarcasm> :)

Sarcasm fails sometimes because there are indeed some people that genuinely hold such ridiculous views.

A brand new iPhone can be purchased for as little as $429.

I actually think it's unreasonable, and it never used to be required for a domestic flight. If you had a ticket, you could get on the plane. Same as trains and buses still work at least in most places.

> you must have an ID to get on plane

You don’t. You can show up at a TSA checkpoint without ID and they’ll identity proof you on the spot. As an identity nerd, I’ve done it just to try it to experience and confirm the TSA’s process.

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/frequently-asked-questions/i-forg...

With that said, a physical credential and a smartphone are wildly different from an accessibility perspective. You can get a REAL ID compliant state credential for under $100. Poor comparison.