• LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    Yeah except I do actually need one for work, paying rent, paying bills etc. It’s a helluva position of privilege to be able to say no to something like that, and that’s coming from someone who doesn’t have a car, which is far less necessary.

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      3 days ago

      You can’t do those things any other way, eh? That’s crazy…

      It’s a privilege to say no, eh? Interesting take.

      • LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        3 hours ago

        No, we cannot do those things any other way.

        Yes, it’s a privilege to be able to simply say no to having a bank account, for one you’d need to not be in paid employment and not on any financial assistance, so basically a NEET and/or like a foreign-born investor, for which you need to be pretty rich.

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          2 hours ago

          You do realize bank accounts and paying bills existed before smartphones, right? There are still people out there that don’t use credit/cards, mail in bill payments and refuse to use smartphones and yet still DUI the things you think can’t be done without a smartphone. Blue collar workers also exist. But this is another pointless interaction so what’s it really matter.