X Payments and Social Credit System Introduced by the Yacc

futuremind 5 days ago

You did an excellent job expressing the concerns we're facing with these social credit payment systems that are being cooked up.

In terms of what's being cooked up, it's been a slow cook in cozying up the public to cashless payment systems when factoring in debit cards and even the written check which is close to phased out entirely. It's safe to assume at this point that most people will mindlessly fall right into it without a second thought.

Many of the landlords where I reside in a city prefer their rent payments in the form of digital payments like Cashapp and Paypal. Sometimes they might bend and take cash payments, but then tell the tenant they don't wish to renew a lease when the time comes..

The problem definitely is the fact that the majority forces us into this. Most seem to rebel in their mind at the thought of barter systems for some reason, as if they feel something is being stolen from them if a cash exchange does not happen.

One time I had this scenario play out where myself and another person each had a physical item that one another wanted, which we both valued at the same value. Perfect! A trade! Not so easy though, as he preferred to actually perform a cash trade for the items between one another. I tried to tell him that merely exchanging the items that we both valued as being the same value was skipping a completely useless imaginary step but he just wouldn't bend and become uncomfortable and asked me "please can we just do it cash exchange? I'll feel more comfortable." So I agreed but I still persisted in asking him if he could see how useless the cash exchange was and he said he could see how it was useless, but the point was he was not willing to take cash out of the equation because of his well ingrained programming which he could even see but still wouldn't break that programming.

valued-customer 4 days ago

I've had folks try to pay me with apps just last year. I'm ok with just declining payment, so it turns out it wasn't a problem, but I can see that ordinary folks are using Venmo and etc, and mostly will not suspect a problem until that problem has arisen, and in this matter such problems will not be soluble when they arise. Once your worldly fortune has been digitized and devalued, written off and discarded, there's no resurrecting it to a blockchain. AI, algorithms, and inhuman psychopaths cannot provide goodwill.

I needed a 4x4 hunting truck one year because my prior hunting truck had died. I bought an f250 4x4 for $250, but it had some issues, like a leaky gas tank if you filled it more than half full. I was fretting because I was cash strapped at the time, and the 390 in the f250 isn't particularly high fuel economy, getting 9-11 mpg. I, of course, ran out of gas, topped up (or bottomed up as it were, limited to the bottom half of the fuel tank) from a can, and killed the battery trying to start it. I had to push it over a hilltop to be able to compression start it. I was engaged in that task when a couple guys came along in an old Datsun 4x4 and helped me get the heavy beast over the hill, which I greatly appreciated because it weighed at least 3 tons. I happened to mention I wish I had a more economical truck, like theirs, and they said they wished they had mine, because they wanted the heavier frame and running gear to build a mudder.

We swapped on the spot, which took a while at that price range of truck, because we had to each cite the litany of things wrong with the rigs before we felt right making the trade. I hope they were as happy with the deal as I was, because I loved that Datsun and drove it many years. My kids still miss the Frankentruck, as we came to call it. Datsun never made a 4x4 until the company became Nissan, so there were some aftermarket aspects to that 1980 Datsun, in fact literally every major system and component.

Anyway, I'm all for going cashless, as long as we're going moneyless. I deeply understand that most folks don't want that, and won't like doing it, because most folks derive at least some of their self esteem from how much money they have, and some of them only value money, sad to say. Some folks just cannot abide carrying a goodwill balance, and I have been chased down by little old ladies and paid cash, for work I declined payment for, against my will. Other people can't carry a goodwill balance because they're incapable of goodwill at all, and those people I can't transact with because I transact with goodwill for a reason, and that reason is that goodwill can't be taxed, stolen (which includes being cheated out of wages), or rot, but also can't apply to folks without the capacity to bear goodwill. I find this an extremely valuable benefit of transacting preferentially in goodwill, because clearing those folks that can't out of my market dramatically improves the quality of my social circle, which was an unexpected benefit. One aspect of that benefit is never having to justify my hours, which was a regular occurrence when I sold my labor for wages, and I don't miss haggling with such people that are incapable of having goodwill. Once I cleared such folks out of my market, those left have been remarkably faithful in providing what I did need and want instead of money, and the ease and copacity of my economic arrangements creates a whole qualitatively different life experience from making a living from wages. I mostly don't have any bills to pay, accounts to balance, any accounting to do beyond initial reckoning and arranging consideration, which has been entirely seat of the pants rather than the mathematical scribblings and arcane invocations ordinary accounting is, and I endured in the past. I find I am much happier and appreciative of the people I provide services to than I was working for wages, and I observe that the people I serve seem to be also. Transacting for goodwill has been all win IME.

The prospect of carbon tracking money threatens me just the same though, because it is a limitation on the folks I transact with, and that concerns me. It will add expenses to paying me that some good folks may not be able to bear in certain compensatory mechanisms I presently have available, such as fuel. Oh well. Working around such limitations is what thinking outside the box is for.

Thanks!

4 votes

wesphilbin 4 days ago

@valued-customer...

This lol. This is a comment! Much like how my replies have turned into posts. Awesomesauce...

!LUV
@topcomment

luvshares 4 days ago

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valued-customer 4 days ago

Glad you enjoyed it, and hope you benefited from it. I have had to turn replies into posts, when I didn't want to hijack someone's blog. This one's on my blog, though, so I can let 'er rip!

Thanks!

topcomment 4 days ago

Thanks for the nomination. With Topcomment I don't upvote comments on own posts.

wesphilbin 3 days ago

@topcomment...

I should have read more! Sorry... that's on me. I will try to pay better attention... I appreciate your letting me know as well!!

topcomment 3 days ago

No problem! I'm already happy that you're using it 😊

It also shows that the upvotes are done manually 😀

goldgrifin007 4 days ago

What do you think the NWO wants from you? The truth is they want you dead, and to take your stuff from your cold, dead fingers. They'll find your weakness, whether it's your kids, your car, old blues, whatever it is, and they'll take it from you and make you want to die. I know this because they already did it to me without any of this new tech and surveillance they have now. Brain chips, algorithms, and EMF signals that can put thoughts in your head, complete and total control of your economic assets enabling them to tweak incentives to motivate you like a clapping seal... They will find a way to make you understand why in 2023 >3% of deaths in Canada were through the MAID (medical assistance in dying) program. Justine Castreau found a way to drive that many people to desire death, and then gave them what they wanted. Just because Castreau resigned doesn't mean there aren't equally vile and reprehensible WEF minions waiting in the wings to demoralize you even more, now. There are, and they're going to have much better tools than smarmy gay fascism, aimed at you generally, to rip your heart and soul out with.

Dear @valued-customer !
What is NWO?

valued-customer 4 days ago

New World Order.

harvestmoon299 4 days ago

I'm disappointed that Elon has made exceptions to his freedom of speech beliefs. Started with allowing censorship of notably offensive conservatives, and now the discussion on H1B has been put on ice at X as those who disagree have their blue checks and income through subscriptions removed.

I applaud your humility that you could be set straight. All I can say is we are a herd and it is hard to take out all of us without some of us noticing and raising an alarm. Therefore, keeping communication channels open is vital, which is why I favor HIVE. Even Telegram spooks me as they now have terms of service that allow government "spooks" to access everything they have on you through "legal means".

I hope to be able to host discussions forbidden on X to HIVE. Needs a streamlined facility for people to know they could be there and find them.

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valued-customer 4 days ago

I strongly agree, and if I can help facilitate such discussions, let me know how and when I can.

Thanks!

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yuribezmenov 4 days ago

Unfortunately this was always the plan. Elon isn’t a freedom of speech supporter at all. He played everybody. The guys the number 1 military contractor through Space X & other companies. The way people praised him is silly.

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4 votes

valued-customer 4 days ago

You're absolutely right on the money. War by deception is the name of the game, and the deceived regarding this point have already lost the war. They're just shuffling off to their terminal destination now. The panopticon isn't merely creepy anymore, because the increasing specificity of their observations has infused our user data with incredible utility to those that intend to herd us to where they want us.

People have scoffed at my maintenance of pseudonymity, at my refusal to carry a phone, at my refusal to use apps or the internet from a phone, but I didn't do these things because I'm a luddite and hate technological advance, or because I'm stupid and incompetent to do it. Now that we learn they've been tracking our travels 24/7 and have all our favorite locations mapped, including who is at those locations, and the harm that malicious actors could do us with that information, I suspect many of us wish they hadn't provided that information to their enemies. But our biometric data, that Musk doesn't yet have, at least, that's a threat orders of magnitude higher than who our loved ones are and where they live is - and that's saying a lot. With AI and deep fakes, loved ones have already been scammed by criminals spoofing the voice over the phone claiming the need to borrow a couple hundred bucks for an emergency.

I hope no one is so naive to expect that governments or corporations will keep biometric data secure. First, they just can't. The fundamental nature of physics just makes it impossible. Every monitor is a camera, and every speaker is a microphone, because physics works in both directions, and that's just the beginning of why biometric databases cannot be secure, and why using biometric ID is practically a financial death sentence. India mandated biometric ID about a decade ago. Today you can buy about half the population of India's biometric data on the darkweb for ~$80k, last I heard. Because biometric ID is used in India, whoever has your biometric data can steal your identity, and even if you're poor that can enable them to steal huge sums and leave you owing it, and guilty of any crimes committed, because your DNA, your retinal print, your fingerprint, or voice print, or whatever, was used as ID to take the money. Once your biometric data has been hacked you can never, ever change it. If someone steals your debit card, you can cancel it and get a new one. If they steal your password you can change it. But you can't change your biometric ID, and it could be used in Romania to build a credit score you will never suspect because you don't live in Romania, and that credit used to buy a house which can be sold and the mortgage and capital gains tax due is your responsibility to pay if your fingerprint signed the promissory note.

There is literally no limit to the havoc and suffering biometric ID is causing, and will cause us if we allow it. And most people will allow it because they can't answer the question 'how would you feel if you hadn't had breakfast this morning?'

The government and corporations literally don't care, and may even want your biometric data to be stolen, because they are controlled by the NWO, and the NWO wants you dead so they can steal your stuff. Musk is building out the most incredible surveillance network that has ever been conceived, Starlink (and Starshield, the proprietary military chunk of it), and even if we try we probably can't imagine all the ways that will be used against us. Musk is not our free speech saviour, isn't our friend, at all, and that's really going to hurt when he doesn't have to hide that anymore.

Thanks!

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edicted 4 days ago

Yeah I've been throttled on that platform since I made an account.
Not only that our community gets throttled as well.
So they tuck us all into an echo chamber and don't let us converse with other platforms.
My political messages should resonate on other platforms just like they have done here.
They never do.
I must be on so many lists at this point that I don't even know about.

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valued-customer 4 days ago

Unfortunately I don't think this is simply the result of prejudice or something, but an aspect of a plan that depends on platforms like Hive going away, and that's likely why you're being throttled rather than a lack of charm or good looks, both of which you have in abundance. X is an advertising supported platform, and the Hive economic mechanism directly threatens several aspects of that model, as well as the WEF intention to reduce us to dependence on centralized market mechanisms controlled from the peak of the hierarchy, and Hive generally professing independence is contrary to their purposes. The real danger to Hive is it's governance model because nothing is simpler for the NWO than buying power. As long as their unfamiliarity with Hive continues to prevent new Suns from rising, there's a future for Hive. As much as I complain about the oligarchy here they have interest in keeping it going, which I don't think Hive could if they, or their purchasers, didn't. Their golden parachutes could well be lead anchors for Hive.

You've a much heavier load to maneuver through the eye of the needle they're going to force us through than me, and you'll have to do a lot more outside the box to make that happen than is likely to be facile, mostly with weights I haven't experience bearing outside traditional boxes. The concatenation of the public ledger, dependence on the network, and intention of X to force it's negotiable instrument on you may make the steps to the dance tricky. You've been nimble to date, and may have to dance in a different ballroom than The Yacc intends to corral the party in. At least you keep your ear to the ground to stay informed on where rumblings of other dances are coming from. Being ahead of big moves will be necessary, and paper and pen may facilitate equitable exchanges with the right parties that can extricate you from chutes you don't want to traverse, but they are willing to. Having dance partners at different dances may be the only route to enjoying the coming party because having your limbs tied on X won't be pleasant when that spreads to your personal fortune, rather than your political speech.

You definitely need to stay on your toes.

Thanks!

4 votes

edicted 4 days ago

good looks

uh oh have I been doxxed? :D

Lucky for me top-down enforcement normally gives a lot of time and warnings to navigate and refactor the situation, with the top 0.001% offenders being targeted first, often publicly to nudge the rest in line without further work needing to be done to get the intended effect.

I have little doubt that one day I'll make a push to go off-grid and remove the tether from my "slave" name and associated social security number. And I will make a push for others to do the same. Ideally nobody on Hive would have their current address listed in a database somewhere. That's the first step in attacking the blatant system of KYC we've become so accustomed to. I imagine the second would have something to do with facial recognition... and eventually even DNA tracking.

valued-customer 4 days ago

"...have I been doxxed?"

It's that jaunty feather in your avatar's cap. I can just recognize your innate qualities, sorta like how great minds think alike, or steel sharpens steel.

I can only recommend you to your judgment, but would point out that I have suffered greatly by learning as I go, and have lost everything by clearly underestimating my susceptibility to hazards. I really hope you don't do that.

Edit: the first rule of investing is do not lose your capital. Somewhere between FOMO and YOLO is jump when you feel froggy. Ask questions later.

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edicted 4 days ago

It's tempting to brag about my opsec at a time like this but doing so is counterproductive.

It's that jaunty feather in your avatar's cap.

yuribezmenov 4 days ago

It’s amazingly moronic how many libertarians have been praising Elon since he purchased Twitter. This was always the plan and obviously so. So many dummies out here :(

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edicted 4 days ago

Libertarians are always hypocritically licking the governments boots when it suits them.
More often than not when it's in opposition to some left-wing talking point.
Pretty disappointing honestly.
So predictable.

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theouterlight 3 days ago

I have had a account since 2015 - but left when all the censorship happened back in 2017- I mostly kept it because of wikileaks to be honest - (after reading this, i might just leave at the end of the month again, i'm paid until then) I am not monetised or anything though. there are certain things about elon i have learned the last day - which i find interesting. its mainly gaming related - apparently some people believe he is faking his game playing - at the moment, i don't really understand the evidence - but the reason this is intresting is it points to character traits - link if interested - sorry, I don't have a rumble link:

valued-customer 3 days ago

"...I don't have a rumble link"

I miss finding you on Odysee! I'll take what I can get, but much prefer Odysee to how Rumble is handled. I can watch a report in a small window while I look for the next report from the list of my follows, which is very convenient and saves time. I can't do that on Rumble, or anywhere else.

Anyway, Thanks!

theworldaroundme 3 days ago

They use the medical system as a tool, and staff are too busy to think, and if you question the protocol, you'll be in trouble. There were a few times I questioned drugs that can cause cancer, and they recalled them, but there were only a few times I could get away from it. I am a nurse, I love helping my patients, and I still adhere to being a patient advocate. That value is now missing as people desire to earn enough to pay mortgages and live comfortably, whatever they think is a comfortable social demand. I felt comfortable with a clear mind, peace and no quilt.

If you know you're giving drugs that could end life, would you be happy with that, I don't understand why there are hardly any questions about it; there's a protocol here called Liverpool care pathway to support patients near death; the system involves withdrawing drugs foods fluids, basically the things you need to live. Why we are alive we have hope, never let anyone decide for you. Some people are sent home dying and surviving; our body is very clever; if you give it a tool to repair, it will do its thing.

valued-customer 3 days ago

I can hardly imagine how traumatic your work has been lately. So much fake news has finally been dispelled, and so many people have already died and been terribly injured by it. I have learned to trust my body and to give it food it can use instead of sugar and petrochemicals. Hopefully I will die on a hill worth it, and not from poisoning myself.

Thanks!

harvestmoon299 2 days ago

Has anyone noticed their account on X being blocked by people they wouldn't expect? I was following a well-known journalist, making nothing but respectful comments, and found out when I tried to reply to someone quoting her -- that I couldn't because she blocked me. I am reminded of a thread where Elon was saying that blue-checks blocking you would affect your visibility and might remove your check. The idea is that if enough verified users think you're spam then you probably are.

If this person's account blocked me without her action then this would indicate an abuse of this method to affect users that are not wanted by those who are able to put that block in there for you.

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valued-customer 2 days ago

I think we should expect such effects going forward, of the official consensus becoming a route to social 'greasing of skids' or a barrier to haply going one's way. These are the ways of psychosocial nudging onto the approved political paths that Versetzung applies, and while the Stasi was infamous for doing so to wreck people it disapproved of, it is also applicable in reverse, to shine their apples and promote them to genteel society. A sort of nepotism of like minds.

All of this will make these proprietary platforms more and more intolerable to me, at least, going forward, and why I sound an alarm now to alert folks. You're more observant than most, and probably are sounding an alarm that will ring bells in the recollections of others that noticed such a thing happen, but didn't put two and two together. I got suspended right away on X, after Yaccarino signed on, and the longer I'm off it, the happier I am about that. I'm sorry it's happening to you, though, because it's discomfiting you as it would me. Were I still there, anyway.

Thanks!