Mila Agius (@agiusmila): "News from bunq, Monzo, Visa and Mastercard points to a pattern that “2040” describes as the norm in a dystopian future. I really hope we do not sleep through this critical moment, when choice is handed over to the system and decisions begin to be made for us."

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News from bunq, Monzo, Visa and Mastercard points to a pattern that “2040” describes as the norm in a dystopian future.

I really hope we do not sleep through this critical moment, when choice is handed over to the system and decisions begin to be made for us.

it all began when people wanted convenience. As usual. No one thought then about the price they would one day pay for frictionless living and all the little financial perks that came with it. Now it is far too late to think about that.

Mar 31

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