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Re:An automated pipeline for the discovery of conspiracy the... by ignoranceprior on Monday January 04, 2021 @10:02AM (#25632120)
Yeah, it obviously is. But something that irks me about the comment is that it conflates a well-supported conspiracy theory (Epstein, who was actually charged and convicted) and a crazy illuminati-level one (Big Tech eliminating cash to cancel people, huh?), as if they are equally plausible.
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Re:An automated pipeline for the discovery of conspiracy the... by swebs on Monday January 04, 2021 @12:32PM (#25634791)
>a crazy illuminati-level one (Big Tech eliminating cash to cancel people,

Its been happening for a few years now. It is an unfortunate reality.

https://fortune.com/2017/08/18/visa-paypal-mastercard-hate-g...

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Re:An automated pipeline for the discovery of conspiracy the... by skocznymroczny on Monday January 04, 2021 @10:46AM (#25632798)
You'll have a nice beta test to observe in 2021, as people who don't take a vaccine will be phased out from the society. Restricting payments seems like a good way to do it.
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Re:An automated pipeline for the discovery of conspiracy the... by mistermann on Monday January 04, 2021 @12:15PM (#25634436)
How will people who don't take a vaccine be phased out from society? This sounds like a bit of a conspiracy theory to me, but then that by no means proves it as a falsehood. Should I be preparing for a purge of some sort?
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Re:An automated pipeline for the discovery of conspiracy the... by throwaway80332 on Monday January 04, 2021 @01:50PM (#25636074)
Of course it will not happen, it is a ridiculous conspiracy theory.

Nobody is getting phased out, the people who chose to not take the vaccine will just not be able to buy or sell.

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Re:An automated pipeline for the discovery of conspiracy the... by skocznymroczny on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @05:17PM (#25651961)
not be able to buy, sell, travel anywhere, go to cinema, restaurants, participate in sports events.
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