It can be inconvenient. But there are also positives. I see where you're coming from with the concern and can appreciate that. I did not indicate that it was "just another ID card".
telling people about the convenience of id cards is like telling the jews about the convenience of the concentration camps this is where the ideology of the id card ends up - at the gates of dachau telling people the final lie - "arbeit macht frei"
The rationale of telling people id cards are good for them: accept our id card or we make this happen to you