Re:Mastercard and visa are the de facto regulators of porn
by Ekaros on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @03:53AM
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I take phone company in this case includes ISPs and mobile providers. And I would say that those are the most important utilities in this age. Even more so than water and electricity.
Eg these days it doesn't make much sense anymore to classify phone companies as utilities.
> In 2022, I think credit cards should be viewed as a utility, as well as the internet itself. It's very difficult to live without either in the US and a lot of the world.
It's also difficult to live without food, or without an apartment. That doesn't mean providers of either of these should be treated as utilities.
Btw, I never had a credit card in my life and don't intend to get one. It's perfectly possible to live without them. (But that's only a minor and pedantic quibble: I agree that it is hard to avoid the major payment processors like Visa and MasterCard. I just happen to use them via debit cards, not credit cards.)