Our driver’s licenses are plastic too. we sign a pad and stylus so it’s still handwriting and it gets printed on our license along with everything else.
Our voting is anonymous too. But we have to sign in. When they give us our ballots, we have to sign that we’ voted. It’s to avoid voter fraud.
When my dad passes away 2 years ago, almost all the legal forms my mom had to deal with were on paper and needed her signature. Some also needed a notary’s signature.
Some places do everything electronically, but there are still plenty of places that want paper.
Other things to sign besides a check or credit card; drivers license or state ID, speeding tickets (if you get them), mortgages, other loans, voting, organ donor, blood donor, your will, power of attorney, any other legal papers, etc.
Why do I get the feeling that panel 5 is a result of panel 4? Not that she hit him intentionally, but just couldn’t follow his signals.