• shortwavesurfer
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    18 days ago

    Can I send an envelope full of cash to Amazon to buy a product? Cash is great for the physical medium if you are in person face to face and can exchange a physical commodity but when you need to exchange value over the internet then cash isn’t a real option

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        18 days ago

        I buy groceries with Instacart and have them delivered. It saves me money since I’m not walking through the store and seeing all those items I can just get what I need and so I’ve done it that way for years

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          18 days ago

          …are you saying your reason for not going grocery shopping in person is because you’ll fall victim to impulse buys, and advertising?

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            18 days ago

            No, but it definitely helps. The primary reason is because I’m blind, and so therefore, if I go into a grocery store, I have to ask for a shoppers’ assistant to walk around with me and help me get stuff, which is quite frankly a pain in the ass.