kent_eh

I'll have to take your word for that.

I have no interest in using either platform.

And they dont work with gloves when it's cold.

They should never have been allowed in the first place

Republicans, they're not sending their best.

That's been pretty clear for a few decades.

I'm hoping he can burn both to the ground

99% of everything I have ever seen on Threads is pure distilled engagement bait,

That sounds exactly like XTwitter...

In most states, it's legal to walk around toppless.

However that doesn't atop some Karen type from calling the police to come and harass you. And there's no guarantee the cop that shows up won't decide you are disturbing the peace or something.

Nor does it stop immature bros from being idiots about it and making the person feel unsafe.

The risk of the payment system getting shut down and people being unable to make payments for a while is real. And it is one good reason to be less reliant on digital payments.

Exactly.

Part of the card processing system goes down often enough due to various technical failures that it should just be good business sense to always be capable of accepting cash.

Stores where I live have had to go cash only a few times a year when one or another issues shuts down their ability to accept cards.

You would think any functioning capitalist would have a backup method of taking your money.

And who carries enough cash around to be useful any more?

I do. Maybe not physically in my pocket, but between my wallet and my home there's enough cash to buy a tank of gas and a few days of groceries.

Parts of the debit/credit processing system are fragile enough that I've seen them down randomly for signifigant portions of a day.

Cash has got me food when other people have been stuck without the ability to pay more than once in the last couple of years.

If anything he's being a bit generous.

Libraries rent out ebooks too

Libraries loan out ebooks and other media.

/pet peeve.