Perhaps it is just shows that you are a lucky holder of a nice passport? Say, for me to get most (not all) visas I need to provide a thumb-thick sheaf of forms, often in triplicate, including return tickets, hotel reservations, bank statements and notarized confirmations that I actually work where I say I do, etc.
So I wouldn't be so generous with blanket statements of what is ridiculous :-) even if I'm all for cutting down on the red tape everywhere.
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