“In theory, somebody trying to buy a pack of cigarettes 50 years from now would need ID to show they were at least 63 years old.”
Don’t think this will be enforceable. Most retailers in the US only ever “card” people that look very young. If they had to card everyone, they just wouldn’t bother I think.
“If they had to card everyone, they just wouldn’t bother I think.”
50 years from now, if not sooner, all payments will be electronic. Automatic tracking of ages.