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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ

not ironic lol

Laeserin 1y ago

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When can you drive here?

I can't. That's why I wanted to do it online.

Then do it online.

I don't have a phone with NFC. None of us do.

You don't have a car or a normal phone?

Nope.

*silence* Okay, we can do it over the phone.

Can you work at least 15 hours?

No, I'm studying at the university and have to stay home more for my child. That's why I quit my job.

Then you can't apply for insurance, anyway. Have you tried applying for student assistance?

My husband earns too much.

Then you can't get Bürgergeld, either.

Correct.

Well, then call the health insurance and ask if you can be added to his account, that would at least save you some money.

Oh, okay. Thanks.

Goodbye.

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Dan Wedge 1y ago

Quitting means you can't apply? What kind of welfare state are you living in?

Laeserin 1y ago

I've never gotten an insurance payment for anything other than health insurance, ever. Never ever. 😅

Probably won't even get retirement insurance paid out, even though I've been paying in since I was 16, with only one 3-year break.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

this is why i'm a tax protestoor

all they do with it is keep making the world shittier and shittier, and sometimes even directly attack me using this resource

Laeserin 1y ago

Yeah, well. I was mostly hoping that they'd help me get on my husband's insurance, but oh well. On my own.

Nice and Kind Vic 1y ago

This is true in the United States as well

Laeserin 1y ago

The insurance is only for if you are fired and can't get a new job. Which is basically not a thing, so it mostly goes to refugees and drunks.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

yeah, the income tax/welfare state has nothing to do with specifically singling out the biologically productive and enterprising to be further down the stream of endless fiat units

ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

also, wtf, "normal phone" NFC on phones didn't start to become common at the bottom end of the market until 2021

Nice and Kind Vic 1y ago

NFC has been a feature on smartphones for quite some time with earliest support in 2012 and becoming common with Apple iPhone 7 and Samsung Galaxy S3.

What is a "normal phone" in this context?

Laeserin 1y ago

Not on my phone, and I have a Motorola Power from like 4 years ago. Maybe it's less common in EU.

Nice and Kind Vic 1y ago

Probably not an EU thing, though I have seen that there are model variances depending on where a unit is sold. The bigger issue is some of the less prominent manufacturers just aren't including the capability on their entry or mid level lineup to save on costs. NFC is so rarely used outside of the Apple Pay fanatics that it makes sense to not make the cut.

But the true problem here is the tyrannical requirement of NFC for your particular needs. It's not like these institutions are providing standard issue phones to the entire populous. An experience should be enhanced by modern tech, not mandate it to live.