You’re not wrong, but there’s other aspects worth considering. 1. Most physical identification documents are trivial to fake. 2. Possession of a paper/plastic

You’re not wrong, but there’s other aspects worth considering. 1. Most physical identification documents are trivial to fake. 2. Possession of a paper/plastic document means for a nonzero period of time you control the only valid one of its kind. A digital ID can be immediately revoked thus reducing the possession time of a hacker. 3. Digital ID’s can be protected by on-device biometric authentication. Yes “physical access is total access” but it takes more sophistication to exploit a properly protected digital ID 4. People today are more apt to lose a physical document over their phone, which is also easier to locate when lost. 5. Your state likely sells their drivers license database. Yes that’s right. Ever wonder how some business require valid ID to open an account? They check the info on your card against their copy of the db. Hackers don’t have to hack the government to get the info on your ID (and exploit it) there are myriad targets that can be exploited.