but that is not my problem

my passport has been through a washing machine accidentally and i can still present it in the remotest of countries no matter the internet or whatever, and it works

in the US, yes they are switching to face recognition and often they barely even look at the passport anymore. I enjoy the convenience of that, but i don't wish to share this data with all the countries in the world, nor to be on the hook for having a connected device everywhere in the world for basic movements.