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[–]RedEyedWarrior 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It was not an error. PayPal wanted to use financial means to control people's thoughts and behaviours. They just didn't think there would be backlash. They didn't think that normies were only two thirds as stupid as PayPal assumed. They didn't think that even stupid people were against outright theft. Now they're paying the price.

But PayPal will find a sneaky way to implement this feature somehow. They will use some form of fire-bending to convince people that it's good for them. Or they will get enough money from the NGOs to withstand the backlash when they implement this feature. Which is why I haven't used PayPal since 2018. Boycott PayPal to the point where even NGOs don't want to give them money anymore.

[–][deleted] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Of course, they'll do the exact thing they said, but in 8 steps over a couple years or so... I've been doing most of my business with Paypal, now it's time to move on... Looking at solutions, Gab Pay comes to mind, but I don't know if they are a full-fledged payment processor yet, although that is certainly in the works!

[–]RedEyedWarrior 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm glad that Gab Pay is in development. Right now I pay with Revolut whenever I don't want to use my bank account. When I'm buying in person, I pay in cash if I have cash on me, which I usually do.

[–]BISH 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Or they will get enough money from the NGOs to withstand the backlash when they implement this feature.

These are the agenda BISHES.

The corporation BISHES donate to the private NGO BISHES, and they openly conspire with their agendas to pressure the politician BISHES.

[–]RedEyedWarrior 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Now I know why some countries ban NGOs. They don't want to be subverted.

[–]Tarrock 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (5 children)

Netflix had the same shit happen during Cuties. Turns out only about 10k people out of millions actually cancelled, and it went back up once the controversy blew over as people only have the memories of goldfish.

[–]jet199 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

The main problem with cancelling Netflix is that I have never paid for Netflix.

[–]RedEyedWarrior 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Woke doesn't always go broke. Most people are dumb. They value convenience over personal freedoms or the wellbeing of children. Which is why society is fucked. Save yourself and your children. Only save those who want to be saved.

[–]jet199 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Woke does always go broke and wokeness will lose Netflix more money than the scandal over Cuties.

They keep people by seeming to offer new exciting stuff every week which will keep you interested.

If there is a feeling they only offer one kind of show with the same boring ideas in each one then that's when they lose customers.

[–]RedEyedWarrior 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good point. A lot of people are forgiving only to a certain degree.

[–]agent_pecan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I remember. Went 100% to pirating after cuties. I never feel bad about it, not one bit.

[–]TarBaby 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That is what happens when your company goes woke.

[–]chickenz 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

I am not even impressed... Tim pool is making a bit hoodoo about a 5% drop in the stock price of PayPal.

Maybe Tim pool doesn't understand stocks and stock prices, lol.

The current price now of the stock is slightly below $85.00 per share.. over the previous year, the PayPal stock has gradually dropped from approx $200 per share.

So his big news story is that PayPal stock just "dropped" from $90 down to $85?

Big freaking whoop.. woo hoo.

It fluctuates up and down that much every day under normal circumstances.

[–]Anman 7 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

People are made to believe that a stock price is a representation of a companies value for the purposes of making people buy and/or sell. Fundamental trading no longer exists, its all a hype scam.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Stop it or you'll end up on my friends list.

[–]Anman 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are no such things like friends on the internet.

[–]agent_pecan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Look at the year for big tech though, 50% drops across the board. In the wider perspective it doesn't look in any way good for big tech, they can't survive this forever.

[–]chickenz 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

When a stock price drops, only the owner of the stock loses.

The company actually gains by a stock price drop.

[–]agent_pecan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That is true, but you are leaving out the part about being a bag holder for a decade to not have the loss.

[–]BISH 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

PayPal is a BISH

[–]Canbot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

While the comments that say stock price means nothing are essentially true, PayPal did make a quick 180. So why was that? What they aren't telling you is how many people canceled thier accounts. I know I sure as hell won't be using them for anything.

[–]neomarxist_bullshit 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Paypal trying hard to find yet another way to scam its own customers.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

This is your effort for parts u/zyxzevn. Congrats.

I've seen this kind of relentlessness nowhere else. Or at least very seldom so far. Zealous.

Maybe we can talk manifolds nows.

[–]zyxzevn[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I want to replace paypal and the fed with my own money. ;-)

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    [–]zyxzevn[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    What is calabi-yau? Is that an elite club?

    [–]agent_pecan 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    This was a warning for us all.

    What to do? Move your money and financial life out of big banks, today! 1. We have to have banking, move everything to the small locally owned and operated credit union. They are not under the same rules, control and don't have the infrastructure or desire to do social credit crap. 2. Buy gold to hold wealth, silver to trade daily, barter more.

    Do not use any financial means that can be easily tracked or controlled daily, with this you remove the vast threat of social credit.

    [–]tiny-brown-mug 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I have a "Plan Z" scenario involving me wandering off into the woods with a backpack and a tarp, and living off of river fish, acorns, and scavenged food.

    I think, seriously though, it would be useful to understand how the Chinese cope with this, and what measures they take in day to day life. Because I don't see this not coming to a city near you within the next two years. Max. It's already kind of here, it's just a bit disorganized and fragmented. But it's here.

    So, just take the extra steps you're taking now. Get off of social media. Avoid the mainstream news and learn to think for yourself (not saying you don't already do this, just a general warning thing), consider growing your own food, and get a second (preferably dumb) phone as a back-up communicator. Consider buying a hand-held CB radio or something, too.

    I think this is coming, it'll be streamlined soon, and we can't stop it. The best we can do is prepare, learn how men and women in decades past handled the stresses and nuances of living under an authoritarian regime, and get some interior strength to deal with all this.