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Do you believe it? I once had to use facial recognition at a train station to get free toilet paper, which was labeled for "environmental protection," avoiding

Do you believe it? I once had to use facial recognition at a train station to get free toilet paper, which was labeled for "environmental protection," avoiding waste of paper. At that time, I was in pain and urgently had to sell my face just for a piece of toilet paper

siva7 1y ago
Just take toilet paper all the time with you. Saves me the stress from having to think about if a public toilet has some.
- stronglikedan 1y ago
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  - trymas 1y ago
    …unless you have any bowel affecting disease/syndrome or you are travelling and you have neither regular eating schedule, nor full control of your diet…
  - geodel 1y ago
    Agree. My simple advice is: Don't be full of shit when leaving home.
    - jermaustin1 1y ago
      Doesn't everyone do a colonic before they leave their house?
  - genewitch 1y ago
    fellas, did you know that women generally use toilet paper, even if they are regular? this is the comment and reply chain that actually dispelled HN's charm for me.
    - fkyoureadthedoc 1y ago
      > Why don't you just (something asinine) is a very common HN, and social media at large, comment lol
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- bryanrasmussen 1y ago
  yes, every human must be self sufficient at any time or be forced into selling their data. When moving through society keep drinking water, food, toilet paper, spare clothes, umbrella, mask, fake travel papers, wigs, and other necessary items allowing you to opt out of the panopticon.
  - scoofy 1y ago
    Yea, what’s the alternative then? When anti-social behavior overwhelms the system, the only alternative is a complete system collapse rather than a removal of the anti-social actors. Many of us live in places where everyone, in the very same breath, insists everything should be welcoming to everyone (and usually free) while also insisting that enforcement of norms is unjust. You can’t have it both ways.
- euroderf 1y ago
  This is a tourist survival skill in Russia.
bonoboTP 1y ago
Somewhere in China, you have to watch ads to get the toilet paper. It made the rounds a few days ago (https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/chinas-public-toilets-require-watching-ads-to-get-toilet-paper-sparking-criticism-9304756 https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/chinas-public-toilets-require-w...)
- fckgw 1y ago
  In the US we just got rid of the public toilets instead.
fortran77 1y ago
What they really need is assial recognition. Sounds like a great start-up idea! YC 2026?
- rkomorn 1y ago
  Isn't that what Sam Altman's Orb thing is about?
matheusmoreira 1y ago
We really are living in a cyberpunk dystopia.
rasz 1y ago
Perfect application for Smart Pipe authentication https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ
- 4d4m 1y ago
  Fix our broken congress!

siva7 1y ago

Just take toilet paper all the time with you. Saves me the stress from having to think about if a public toilet has some.

stronglikedan 1y ago
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- trymas 1y ago
  …unless you have any bowel affecting disease/syndrome or you are travelling and you have neither regular eating schedule, nor full control of your diet…
- geodel 1y ago
  Agree. My simple advice is: Don't be full of shit when leaving home.
  - jermaustin1 1y ago
    Doesn't everyone do a colonic before they leave their house?
- genewitch 1y ago
  fellas, did you know that women generally use toilet paper, even if they are regular? this is the comment and reply chain that actually dispelled HN's charm for me.
  - fkyoureadthedoc 1y ago
    > Why don't you just (something asinine) is a very common HN, and social media at large, comment lol
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    - deleted 1y ago
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bryanrasmussen 1y ago
yes, every human must be self sufficient at any time or be forced into selling their data. When moving through society keep drinking water, food, toilet paper, spare clothes, umbrella, mask, fake travel papers, wigs, and other necessary items allowing you to opt out of the panopticon.
- scoofy 1y ago
  Yea, what’s the alternative then? When anti-social behavior overwhelms the system, the only alternative is a complete system collapse rather than a removal of the anti-social actors. Many of us live in places where everyone, in the very same breath, insists everything should be welcoming to everyone (and usually free) while also insisting that enforcement of norms is unjust. You can’t have it both ways.
euroderf 1y ago
This is a tourist survival skill in Russia.

bonoboTP 1y ago

Somewhere in China, you have to watch ads to get the toilet paper. It made the rounds a few days ago (https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/chinas-public-toilets-require-watching-ads-to-get-toilet-paper-sparking-criticism-9304756 https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/chinas-public-toilets-require-w...)

fckgw 1y ago
In the US we just got rid of the public toilets instead.

fortran77 1y ago

What they really need is assial recognition. Sounds like a great start-up idea! YC 2026?

rkomorn 1y ago
Isn't that what Sam Altman's Orb thing is about?

matheusmoreira 1y ago

We really are living in a cyberpunk dystopia.

rasz 1y ago

Perfect application for Smart Pipe authentication https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ

4d4m 1y ago
Fix our broken congress!