I've decided that, as of today, "I don't have a mobile phone" will be my new default reply to everything digital dystopia. What they gonna do? Buy me a phone and make it mandatory to carry it? I don't think so.
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I think they could go to those lengths, unless they intend to keep those without excluded
Yeah they'll probably produce some cheap-ass phone everyone gets when they apply for their universal income.
They will only allow access to your digital wallet on a smart phone app. There will be no computer access to it. Trackers for everyone, my friend.
But I don't want that money!
right? We're going to run into some challenges on that front though until either circular economies function on bitcoin or anyone else who accepts payments will take bitcoin. I think that will happen soon.
I think the govts will go along with this so they can collect the bitcoin from the retailers.
Yeah, maybe it's time to use try out that peer-to-peer thing everyone has been talking about
The disgusted looks rando staff will give you for saying that will be worth it. I went into a tire shop to get a rotation done on the van and they said they couldn't do it without a phone number. Lmfao. I said I don't have one. She had no response. Just denied service. As if I was the first perosn in the company history to not have a phone. Fuck that shit.
Don’t tempt them with a good time 😬
Desktop FTW!
Haha please keep a journal of responses.
I will. If not for anything it's a good experiment.
Not to worry, in a few years you won't need a smart phone, it will just be a new tech implanted in your right hand or head.
That way you can't leave it at home!
It's really the state's only logical response to your line of logic.
Yeah, no. Not in my body
Just like in the old days, with pagers and callbacks. Unfortunately, phone booths have become rarer. 😜
Yeah
I haven't had a phone number for a while. Fuck em. Contact me on nostr. I got one of my library cards with my NIP-05 in the the "email address" space on the form & no phone number
I did that during the Covid19 lockdowns.
Yes I'll sign in with the paper form instead and misspel my own name and give incorrect contact information.
I don't think it's going to work for this though
Probably not but I'm looking forward to their reactions and responses.
They will. They’ll make it illegal for you not to have a phone and a plan. They’ll track how long you have it on and how often you charge it.