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[โ€“] laurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I've been asking that as an American my whole life, I don't know if anyone really knows

Everyone knows. You're not supposed to laminate it so if it gets lost it will biodegrade instead of being perfectly preserved for someone to steal your identity with.

Just don't keep it in your wallet in the first place. There's a very limited number of times you should need to have it.