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| From | "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT] |
| Date | 2026-09-01 16:20 +0200 |
| Organization | XXII |
| Message-ID | <nfo59fFa5q0U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <117357a$ln5m$1@dont-email.me> <nflrqiFtg69U1@mid.individual.net> <1174nc0$18age$1@dont-email.me> <nfnok1F8726U1@mid.individual.net> <1176kqa$1sb5s$1@dont-email.me> |
On Tue, 1 Sep 2026 15:43:33 +0200, R.Wieser wrote: > s|b, > > >> > Buying stuff with money they don't have. > > > >> And thats the actual problem : people who want/"need" to have > >> something *now*, and cannot bring themselves - for whatever reason! > >> - to save money first. > > > > And companies like Klarna take advantage of that, that is the real > > problem. > I disagree. We can agree to disagree. > Yes, klarna and lots of others offer credit. But nobody is pressing anybody > into accepting such an offer. Its the (young) buyers own choice. They're tempting them like Eve's apple to Adam. BUY NOW! PAY LATER! . . . . . . (in a very small font) at a huge interest rate. Some people just aren't good at math or finances (or common sense). Usually the ones at the bottom of the ladder. Scumbags like Klarna take advantage of that. > Otherwise you could blame car-manufacturers for people speeding, and sellers > of expensive bling-bling (rolex watches, heavy gold neck-chains, etc) for > the buyers being robbed of it, etc. That's what we call 'een kromme vergelijking' (apples and oranges). You disagree, so let's leave it at that. -- s|b
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Fairphone now available in the US acmeoid <invalide@invalid.invalid> - 2026-08-30 23:58 -0600
Re: Fairphone now available in the US "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-08-31 02:54 -0700
Re: Fairphone now available in the US Java Jive <java@evij.com.invalid> - 2026-08-31 13:05 +0100
Re: Fairphone now available in the US Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2026-09-01 10:44 +0100
Re: Fairphone now available in the US "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-31 19:31 +0200
Re: Fairphone now available in the US "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-09-01 05:58 -0700
Re: Fairphone now available in the US "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-01 16:12 +0200
Re: Fairphone now available in the US "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-08-31 19:26 +0200
Re: Fairphone now available in the US "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-08-31 22:14 +0200
Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-01 12:44 +0200
Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT] "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-09-01 15:43 +0200
Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT] "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-09-01 16:20 +0200
Re: Fairphone now available in the US [OT] "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-09-01 17:53 +0200
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