To live in a society that grants you that right is a privilege. So, no, the headline is correct.

Your reply kinda reminds me of Thirteenth Floor.

It’s not about actual cost; it’s about menu price. The markup on fountain drinks is insane.

Disturbing is definitely the right word. If wealth and material assets weren’t concentrated so badly, it seems there ought to be plenty of resources to go around. If only those resources would actually be distributed as they should…

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The paranoid conspiracy theorist in me has been wondering if their plan involves intentionally devaluing traditional currency, the dollar, etc, to speed the adoption of crypto… somehow? But, there’s plenty of gaping holes in that theory, I’ll admit.

Local support networks are so important right now, either way. So that’s where I’m trying to focus my attention.