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People who support Cashless Society
Thus huge panic by some about cash-less is amusing... they seem to dream of this totalitarian dystopian future. You've all been using cashless for decades - right since 60's and 70's with wide-spread use in the 80-'s when pretty much every family was using a credit card... Then since the 80's and 90's with debit cards particularly with the onset of Electronic Funds Transfer at Point of Sale (EFTPOS) systems. So... society has been 'cashless' for a while now... Did anyone pay for their car, house, or other expensive items in Cash over the past 20-30 years ????..... It seems now a lot of boomers are complaining because they don't like the Thai QR systems and this is more a 'generational complaint' than anything else. I'm a fan of cash, I'm also a fan of convenience, so I like digital payments. I use a credit card for most of our purchases because I get flights from them, but in truth, I object to the devaluation of currently caused by the 3% charges applied by the credit card companies where after 23 cycles (at 3% per transaction) the value of the currency has halved - so arguments from that perspective are valid. At least the PromptPay systems here do not have charges and are thus inherently 'better' than Visa and MasterCard. Cash, of course is better still - but its also a lot less convenient for many of us - and then we get into the boomer complaints about someone being slow with a QR code. But... if you are someone who is truly as paranoid as the Op - you're going to have to go off the grid completely - because each time you use an ATM there is a record, take your phone with you its traceable, fly anywhere your location is known. OR... perhaps the op should have told everyone to watch 1984 again. Or... how about looking at Crypto and the decentralisation there... isn't that taking us in the opposite direction towards freedoms ? But, how free do you want to be... ..... Paranoid Jim maybe concerned that the government can find out if he goes for his 'handsy massage'..... should he also take similar that the governments track spending as a measure against terrorism ?... of course tax comes in to it... .. a double edged sword and a multifaceted debate which I don't think can come down to something as simple as the 'government want to track us' (as everyday people). -
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Thai woman faced attempted lynching after attacking boy with knife
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Why Do So Many Foreign Men Still Marry Short-Time Girls?
To each his own, we all make choices in life, but from my experience I have found older women to be too conservative, too conventional, not open-minded enough, not adventurous enough, and way too traditional for my taste, and for my lifestyle. In addition I like to get some inspiration from a woman's appearance, she doesn't have to be gorgeous, but there has to be some inspiration there. -
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Thailand police crackdown on pornographic content production
I am a little surprised about this. Years ago, there were several well-known guys doing porn videos in Bangkok and Pattaya. The male performers found the girls in the bars. That was known in the bars and with the girls and happened for years. At that time, it should not have been difficult to find and arrest all involved. But, as far as I know, that went on for years without arrests. So, what changed? No tea money anymore? Some foreign NGO? -
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Thailand's EV Industry Faces Challenges Amid Subsidy Concerns - video
For you, not so much for those around you as you careen into them. -
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Senator John Fetterman Calls for Pardon for Donald Trump
State of New York - 34 convictions by an unanimous jury, prosecution recommended by a Grand Jury.
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