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[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (62 children)

Honestly though, isn't this kind of on the customer for agreeing to it in the first place?

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Exactly. Houso's gonna houso. If she's going to put her whole life on new item afterpay, you deserve the stupid. This is someone who grew up in these communities and most get next gen tech and second hand/scratch and dent appliances. Just because you didn't finish school doesn't mean you can't be shrewd

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

are you pro-elderly people being scammed by 'tech support'?

This 100% qualifies as an unscrupulous trade practice. The pricing is exploitative targeting vulnerable people, making them sign opaque contracts money directly from disability pension and making consumers think there is some level of state approval with the centrepay thing.

It is the job of the state to protect people from these things especially considering they are operating formally.

You are the one who is uneducated for spewing dogshit like this. You are the one who needs to be sent to a re-education camp. Australians are so braindead from neoliberal ideology.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The elderly these days were early to middle aged when the internet became a thing. In the 80s and 90s there was Skase, 419, fucking beanie babies as an example. Ignorance is not an excuse.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fuck that. People should not be preyed on for not keeping up with internet trends

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Rent to keep has been going for 25 years. No excuse.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

you're a horrible person

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