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This post is a reminder that Visa and Mastercard are two american companies and that every time you pay for something with your credit card you are most likely paying taxes to trump and his goons.

This post is also intended to be a provocation to all the crypto haters and the cashless payment fanatics.

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[โ€“] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So what should we use๐Ÿ˜‚?

This is getting absurd

[โ€“] przemek@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

Depends on whatโ€™s available where you live. In Poland we have BLIK! I think a few other countries are starting to use it too. The way it works is that in your banking app you get a 6 digit code, and enter it in the terminal. Less convenient than tap-to-pay but writing that made me realize how spoiled I am, lol. Itโ€™s really convenient for online purchases though, no need to spend all that time writing card info and no risk of that info getting into the wrong hands.

Some things are harder to replace than others, and no one expects you to change everything anyway. I donโ€™t know why itโ€™s โ€œtoo absurdโ€. If anything, our dependence on that makes them all the more important to use/develop alternatives for.