this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Plus there's the whole economy of people who don't have access to credit cards, but can buy gift cards in person, or trade for them.

[–] udon@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This. And even if you have one, maybe Tinder is not the company you want to share your credit card details with?

OTOH, I think you need a facebook account to log in? It used to be like that a few years ago.

[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This is for people who don't want their SO to see Tinder on their statement

[–] udon@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

For example, and there may be good reasons for that, too. Picture a person in an abusive/violent relationship who tries to escape.