• drawerair@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    In my nation, Apple pay and Google pay aren’t famous. The famous way to pay with a phone is using a qr code. It’s frictionless too. Paper bills are still famous here too. I think my spending behavior is the same whether I use paper bills, my phone or my debit card. Re using my phone or my debit card to pay, I <3 not having to deal with change.

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      7 months ago

      And I <3 my purchases not being automatically tracked, so cash where possible)

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        7 months ago

        Yes, paper bills if you’re so private. To avoid spyware, use a phone that has a removable 🔋, like the Fairphone 5. Connect the 🔋 only when you must use the phone.

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          7 months ago

          It is VERY weird that you replace words with emojis. Looks like a book for toddlers who are learning to read. Why? Are you trying to bypass some odd word filter?

          Overall, I just don’t carry a phone most of the time. Fairphone 5 is not quite a realistic option for most because it is very expensive.