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Re:A looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it by deathanatos on Sunday July 31, 2022 @09:45PM (#32300911)
> Meh, since everything on your phone is digital, loosing it and restoring everything including your digital wallet is a few taps away after buying a new phone.

In this thread where the assumption is cashless & wallet-less, I have to ask: buying a new phone with what?

Seems like you'd need a friend to spot you a few hundred until you got your access back…

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Re:A looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it by ChuckNorris89 on Monday August 01, 2022 @12:45AM (#32302172)
>buying a new phone with what?

Your bank still issues you physical debit and credit cards, bedside your digital ones, no? Cards which you can leave at home as backup, no?

At least that's the case for me and everyone I know in Europe.

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Re:A looming copper crunch and why recycling can’t fix it by djbusby on Monday August 01, 2022 @08:36PM (#32313901)
How to get home with no phone and no money?
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