XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy, comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: crude@sausa.ge   
      
   On 2024-08-08 4:11 p.m., D wrote:   
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   > On Thu, 8 Aug 2024, CrudeSausage wrote:   
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   >>> I mean, look at china with their social credit score, or the truck   
   >>> protesters in canada, I think that should be enough of an example of   
   >>> how evil the government is, and how important it is not to become   
   >>> dependent on smart phones and virtual money.   
   >>   
   >> I'll be the first to admit that I like the convenience of electronic   
   >> money. While being totally anonymous, I have a problem with cash in   
   >> that I always end up losing the pennies or forget that I even have   
   >> bills on my person to pay for anything. Clearly, this makes it easy   
   >> for the government and financial institutions to track me. At the same   
   >> time, this is how decide what my credit score will be and whether it   
   >> is safe to offer me a loan, so I can't complain too much.   
   >>   
   >   
   > That's how they lure you in, with ease and simplicity. But was anything   
   > really worth while ever easy and convenient or did you in fact have to   
   > work hard for it?   
      
   I had to work hard to be in a relationship and eventually a marriage, if   
   that doesn't sound too ridiculous to anyone. The odds were stacked   
   against me, but I managed to get myself out of my predicament. I turned   
   out better than I was supposed to by my estimation.   
      
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   CrudeSausage   
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   Progressives are brain-damaged demonic groomers   
      
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