@g_w_t_w A lawyer I know frequently quips, “Never in writing. Always in cash.”
I doubt he has ever even heard of CC, that is just the way he lives his life.
Most people have no idea how much data they leak every day from something as simple as carrying their phone or wearing a smart watch while walking through Walmart or swiping a credit card. That is why I specifically mentioned above I would pay with a “1 time use credit card”. Data brokers can’t trace those transactions because the company I use has very strict privacy policies on their cards.
A woman I know who works in ER at an Indianapolis hospital told me about how she got home one morning and Facebook was showing her the profile of a patient she had treated hours earlier in a list of “people you may know”.
@JohnR1972 Wow so creepy and I try to participate as little as possible in any sites that share all our info but it’s nearly impossible. It’s upsetting to be having an actual in-person conversation with my daughter about something random - in our house and then pick up my phone and the very subject is first thing shown on Google feed or Amazon suggestions. Phone & watch mic are always listening. TV also? Guess we would have to turn everything off and go outside to have a private conversation? Is this reality or paranoia? I don’t know enough how it all works but I don’t have much to hide either.
@Janelle19 I think some of the resistance is generational hesitancy to adopt new technology. I remember my grandmother avoiding using a telephone because she was afraid lightening might strike a telephone pole and she would be electrocuted through the phone line.
@warm_embrace And I distinctly remember in the early 80s when we got our first microwave, we were cautioned to not stand too close because it would possibly cause brain cancer? Cell phones also.
@g_w_t_w I forgot about those…lmao
For everyone who enjoys a good rabbit hole as much as I do, here is an article I found on historical resistance to new technology.
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/6aRANeq89z4n7Kxz4/historical-examples-of-opposition-to-technological-progress
My Cash app got hacked guess I fell into the one in. A million category. So I prefer cash. Any cyber security industry would say cash app is the least safe out of zelle and PayPal
@warm_embrace Thanks for the link. I don’t claims to speak for anyone other than myself but in my case it is not “resistance to new technology”. I am often an early adopter of new technology and I have 2 patents from earlier in my career when I was an engineer.
For me it is about understanding the benefit / risk ratio of a new technology. If there is a significant benefit and the risk is low, I am all in. If the benefit is marginal and the risk is moderate to high (or unknown) then I am less likely to adopt the new technology.
In the case of cash / payment apps, the only benefit I have seen is slightly more convenience in certain settings (I.e. paying a pro cuddler) which to me does not outweigh the risk of giving an app access to my bank account and letting yet another app track and sell data about who I give money too.
I use ApplePay daily for buying gas and in-store / online purchases. However, depending on the store, I may choose to use a “1 time use” credit card to prevent my bank or credit card company from tracking my purchases. Mastercard sells its customers’ purchase history to insurance companies and other entities so there are times I intentionally choose to prevent them from seeing what I am buying.
Lol loving the urban myths
The only pay app I have is zelle. I have used it to pay at least 2 cuddlers I can think of and have no issue doing so. But I am not going to set up a new app specifically to pay someone.
@Janelle19 Not everything is an urban myth. The data from over 200 million Venmo users was leaked in 2018. Sh!t happens.
With that said, you are perfectly fine to demand a deposit. It’s your right. But people have the right to pass you by for that reason as well. I am sure the ones that get in your nerves are the ones who want to negotiate out of a deposit. That shows a lack of respect for your stated rules.
I don't demand deposits
Why not
For those who do virtual cuddles, how to you pay? Messagnger piedgeon ?
@Janelle19 My misunderstanding. Then when do deposits enter the picture for you? Or do they at all? I ask because the use of apps for payment normally comes up for deposits. I have never had anyone ask for a payment through an app. Usually cash does all the talking.
@TheFunCartel I think the OP is saying she prefers electronic payments in person at the time of the cuddle because she doesn’t want the hastle of dealing with cash.