• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 months ago

    Lol back in the mid-90s, there were people at my evangelical church that believed credit cards were the mark of the beast. Credit cards.

    I’m pretty sure they all still had them though.

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      2 months ago

      I mean, they’re not wrong. Enabling lower-income people to impulsively take on high-interest debt is one of the main factors perpetuating wage slavery.

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      2 months ago

      A thing assigned to you that’s in your hand or your head that’s needed to engage in commerce? That’s…umm…I can see where they could get that idea, especially with the rise of online sales.