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New York City is moving away from people paying for subway/bus rides with a pre-paid card or cash and going to a system where you pay with your credit card or smart wallet. Nice way to quietly monitor everyone’s location and habits.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/26/tech/ftc-sues-amazon-antitrust-monopoly-case/index.html

Amazon antitrust lawsuit going on as we speak.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/marijuana-decriminalization-white-house-joe-biden/index.html

Almost as if voting works.

Then I’ll explain it.

Laws decide what large companies can and can not do to gather data. Politicians decide those laws. Who you vote for decides what policies are enacted. If the current parties aren’t working to help you, you might have to go out and search for better candidates.

If you’re not American, substitute any pro-Fascist candidate you choose for ‘Donald Trump.’

If voting doesn’t matter, why is Trump so mad about automatic voter registration?

You not voting makes Donnie and his friends happy.

In 1968, a bunch of hippies opened up a ‘Dick Gregory for President’ office. They had enough money for the first month’s rent and phone, and figured that they would make a small impact. Somehow, someone kept paying the office rent and phone for months.

You not voting is exactly what the people you hate want you to do.

The would candidates care if people bring up the issue.

If lots of people let their voices be heard, the pols will listen.

You can wait around for the perfect candidate to come along, or you can work to make the change happen.

This is why you vote in every election.

My point would be that the poster is going to a university that has access to all their records, plus they are still part of their parents’ data.

Remember the one where they elected a TV clown to run everything?

That show is out of date.