California’s Next Ban: Paper Receipts

Wall Street Journal ^ | January 11, 2019

[Openurmind]

There is something very important in what you shared here.:)

And it relates to what happens when society accepts “conveniences” blindly without considering the true cause and effect that will come about when it is imposed on everyone without choice.

“I have my cell phone but refuse to dump the landline. Where I live, it keeps me from being cut off during an extended power outage.”

There are a whole lot of factors “imposed” to be considered with your needs and concept about phones. Starting with the fact all carriers are doing everything they can to eliminate landlines and all related infrastructure, and we are allowing them to do it without complaint or even question.

Who cares that in a power outage they can save lives. I can’t even imagine how many lives pay phones have saved over the years just because they are always functional even in a power outage. Try to find a pay phone...

[maine-iac7]

Yep...

I’d like to see the stats on how many Seniors in my age group on limited S.S. can even AFFORD a cell phone - yes they have emergency-only clam shells - but just maybe, sometimes, they’d like to call family and friends! Loneliness and the feeling of isolation can be deadly.

I wouldn’t have a cell if I had to pay for it - my son provides it for me so if I fall inside/down cellar/on my walks, etc - I have a lifeline.

But the day they take down our landlines will tantamount pulling the plug on seniors. Of course, that’s the mindset these days. We’re taking up precious oxygen needed to save the planet. (They haven’t realized that, if they’re lucky enough to live long, they will be subject to the laws they imposed upon us.)

[Openurmind]

“They haven’t realized that, if they’re lucky enough to live long, they will be subject to the laws they imposed upon us.”

Exactly. They don’t look far enough down the road when they accept certain things as cool and handy. Like this digital receipt mandate concept. Next all digital currency, next... What do you do when it turns out to not be so cool? Too late, we will be stuck with it like it or not.

Example, we won’t see it, but there will someday not too far off where only driverless cars are legal. They will be mandated without choice.

Next... a subscription to a third party for handling the data service needed for your driverless car to even start and find it’s way. Then permission or restriction to travel where or when you like with a punch of a button or being hacked.

Sounds crazy right? Who would have ever thought at the time society would ever allow elimination of all landlines and phone booth communications? But here we are.

Some roads are just best left untraveled period, and I wish more like you would see this... We must be careful what we ask for... We just might get it. :)