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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Your comment made me think of those sci-fi books where you have to pay or subscribe to use the simplest of everyday services (such as Ubik where the hero has to pay his door if he wants to go outside)

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_toilet

The most effective science fiction is that which is only an arm's reach away from current fact.