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It shouldn't have such deep consequences...
Your whole SSN system is absolutely crazy bad and I still can't believe "security" and SSN should be allowed in the same sentence.
I don't disagree but the point is he was threatening real harm to millions of school children. He was well aware he was threatening real harm.
It is weird that they use it as a national identification number, when they are ostensibly virulently against the concept, and it was never designed to be used in that manner to begin with.