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It's good you live somewhere where hiding your sexuality is not an issue. But, for argument's sake let's say you can be put in jail or killed for your sexualit

It's good you live somewhere where hiding your sexuality is not an issue. But, for argument's sake let's say you can be put in jail or killed for your sexuality. You want to buy something from a specific store that caters exclusively to your sexual preferences. The CC company sells that to your government (or another entity wanting to enforce that), then you are arrested or killed, or you family harassed.

gassit 4y ago
A very serious concern and I completely agree. However, it also seems like the kind of government that would have you arrested, killed or family harassed for shopping at a particular store probably wouldn’t permit that kind of particular store? Again, it’s a valid concern but the GP was about real world use cases and it seems that’s not really one? And if this is the concern why not use cash or monero or whatever for this particular transaction, surely the concern does not extend to all other transactions you are making?
- MerelyMortal 4y ago
  Perhaps you were visiting a nearby state our country when you shopped at that store. Perhaps the person didn't realize it would be an issue. Perhaps they bought something ancillary and they're not that store's main target customer.
aww_dang 4y ago
"There's nothing wrong with creeping authoritarianism because I currently agree with the authorities." "There's no need for privacy because I have nothing to hide."
- MerelyMortal 4y ago
  or "I agree with the current authorities."
BiteCode_dev 4y ago
Or religion, political inclinations, etc. Basically people take for granted that they belong to the middle of the Gauss curve and forget this is neither true everywhere nor carved in stone, and certainly not consequence free. Not to mention mass spying, which apparently every body is accepting now. It feels like in the 30', where everybody is smooking cigarets and are think there is no problem right now with it, so they people raising concerns are not to be listened to.
Gordonjcp 4y ago
> But, for argument's sake let's say you can be put in jail or killed for your sexuality. Maybe don't live in a shithole country then. Use some of your money to move somewhere sensible.

gassit 4y ago

A very serious concern and I completely agree. However, it also seems like the kind of government that would have you arrested, killed or family harassed for shopping at a particular store probably wouldn’t permit that kind of particular store? Again, it’s a valid concern but the GP was about real world use cases and it seems that’s not really one? And if this is the concern why not use cash or monero or whatever for this particular transaction, surely the concern does not extend to all other transactions you are making?

MerelyMortal 4y ago
Perhaps you were visiting a nearby state our country when you shopped at that store. Perhaps the person didn't realize it would be an issue. Perhaps they bought something ancillary and they're not that store's main target customer.

aww_dang 4y ago

"There's nothing wrong with creeping authoritarianism because I currently agree with the authorities." "There's no need for privacy because I have nothing to hide."

MerelyMortal 4y ago
or "I agree with the current authorities."

BiteCode_dev 4y ago

Or religion, political inclinations, etc. Basically people take for granted that they belong to the middle of the Gauss curve and forget this is neither true everywhere nor carved in stone, and certainly not consequence free. Not to mention mass spying, which apparently every body is accepting now. It feels like in the 30', where everybody is smooking cigarets and are think there is no problem right now with it, so they people raising concerns are not to be listened to.

Gordonjcp 4y ago

> But, for argument's sake let's say you can be put in jail or killed for your sexuality. Maybe don't live in a shithole country then. Use some of your money to move somewhere sensible.