I am 50 and never offended when asked for my ID. I am not sure what the insult it. Many establishments uniformly ask for ID so that no one can complain when this is done. To allow discretion by some employees is to invite a stupid act of some kind. But, if you don’t like the policy, go somewhere else with your business.
How is it a “hardship” to be asked to present an ID at the election poll once (maybe twice including primary, and rarely a third or fourth time for primary/actual election runoffs) but no one complains about the “hardship” of not being able to enter a bar or buy a can of beer or a pack of smokes without an ID?
But, if you don’t like the policy, go somewhere else with your business.
I don’t, and i do.