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Re:Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided b... by jeffrallen on Sunday March 07, 2021 @02:15PM (#26378787)
Well yes, but lots of Switzerland is rural, and dropping off paperwork is no more bother than picking up a loaf of bread. Lots of us like seeing our neighbor, who happens to also be our greffe communal.
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Re:Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided b... by Ericson2314 on Sunday March 07, 2021 @02:25PM (#26378885)
No one is saying you can't see your neighbor if you don't have errands to run.
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Re:Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided b... by etiam on Sunday March 07, 2021 @02:34PM (#26378978)
Exactly, no one is saying you can't see your neighbor if you don't have errands to run.

But the fact is you won't be doing that anywhere near as much if the way of doing the errands works against seeing people as if it works for. Defaults matter, a lot.

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Re:Switzerland votes against electronic ID system provided b... by Ericson2314 on Monday March 08, 2021 @01:37PM (#26389659)
I agree that spontaneous interactions are important, but we get spontaneous interactions via density, whether it's tiny but compact towns (walled villages, even) or large cities.

Busywork and drugery should not be the foundation of social interaction. Period.

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