You too?

[roku@hear-me.social]

@oldrawgabbit

This is only my own experience and does may not by applicable for other people. Keep that in mind.

If I want freedom, I go and enjoy free time with those I do enjoy.
If I don't want annoying services, I just vote with my wallet.

Of course, this is not an answer for all the problems.
Technology should serve us.

For many occasions, when the people tell me that I need to scan QR code to see menu at the restaurant or do something similar.

I just tell them "I don't have a telephone„

And they often get confused.
Some of the places they get me bypass all their services just because they don't know what to do and is too much to handle.
I got to drove some buses for free, because the bus driver didn't know what to do.
I get interrogated on the airport, in a much less time, also because there is much less information to be extracted.

I wasn't bothered by email and spam after all, just simply telling them I don't have telephone number, email address or home address and they leave me alone.

Of course there was a time that that was me who was trying to get their service and I need to be compliant.
But that's very much depends on situation and what I need.

[mrbrightside0@mastodon.social]

@oldrawgabbit i can even go even further on that (about Mastodon), i do not want to be forced to use its mobile app. I want a tutorial how to put my account on the website... I'm new at the #fediverse and I love it

[bissetwv@mastodon.social]

@oldrawgabbit my phone broke, so I tried using just my laptop. I am a VERY tenacious chap. For instance, lived for just on 20 years with no physical ID, book, card, driver's license, the lot. A sim card was hard, bank.. ha ha not so hard to open and account with no hard ID. Eventually got one , needed it to see the Penquins at Boulders Beach, 3 years ago. Phone? One month. Had to get a phone....

[ahmetkilic@mastodon.social]

@oldrawgabbit in restaurants in my country, we can scan a QR code to see the menu

It doesn't require us to create a account
It doesn't require us to download a app
We can just not provide a feedback at all

And since we dont have to wait for a waiter to bring us a menu thanks to QR code, we are fine with it

[krissykat@hoosier.social]

@oldrawgabbit

I saw a sign in the bathroom at a huge gas station that asked people to scan a QR code above the toilet to leave a restroom review.

I immediately thought, "No way." Then, "Why?"

[bdf2121cc3334b35b6ecda66e471@mastodon.social]

@oldrawgabbit people used to bask in 15 minutes of fame, now I want to bask in 15 minutes of privacy

[archeokluit@mastodon.chasalin.nl]

@oldrawgabbit hear hear!

[biggi91@kanoa.de]

@oldrawgabbit especially the permanent pressure to install an app for every tiny bit of everyday life really sucks

[mrbruno@mstdn.social]

@oldrawgabbit "I'm not giving you my email address just to be on your WiFi since 5G is impossible in your building."

[irmgard@sueden.social]

@oldrawgabbit Yes I agree 100%!

[grundeinkommenaberrichtig@mastodon.social]

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