Where are you getting the information that YT doesn’t pay out creators for Premium views?

Google claims they do. https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7060016?hl=en#:~:text=How YouTube Premium supports creators,monthly membership fee with creators.

A search over Reddit would indicate creators actually make more money from premium views than regular ones, but that’s hearsay.

Not having a passport for sure is an American thing, but I believe we carry and are required to use our IDs more frequently than other countries , which usually comes in the form of a state-issued drivers license/state ID card.

We drive more often and that requires having it on you at all times. Also every store is pretty strictly required to check it when buying alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. And having to be 21 to buy those things kind of presents more of a need to check it since it’s harder to judge based on looks.