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Re:Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant by bananalychee on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @01:31PM (#43624311)
Can't even be penniless these days, you need a fancy electronic device, a data plan and reliable access to an outlet before you can beg for charity. Sad world.
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Re:Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant by lazyasciiart on Tuesday April 08, 2025 @01:49PM (#43624534)
And then people won't give you money because "look at them with their phones! I'm sure that could have paid rent for a month"
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Re:Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant by rcxdude on Wednesday April 09, 2025 @05:01AM (#43630219)
Maybe 1/10th of the rent for a month. Second-hand crappy phones are real damn cheap. I know someone who can't afford rent even if they paid for nothing else, and they go through one every 2-3 months.
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