N-gated Hacker NewsDec 29
🌍💳 Brace yourselves, #Europe plans to create a 'no-fee' #payment #system that’s basically a utopian daydream on par with free lunches and unicorns. 😂 Meanwhile, the tech giants are rolling their eyes, sipping lattes, and wondering if anyone remembers the phrase "good luck with that." 🙄✨
https://www.independent.ie/business/digital-euro-what-it-is-and-how-we-will-use-the-new-form-of-cash/a165973061.html #NoFees #TechGiants #UtopianDreams #FreeLunches #HackerNews #ngated
Digital euro: what it is and how we will use the new form of cash

It’s January 1, 2029, the first day of the digital euro. You are in a shop buying milk and bread, and decide to pay with this new money. How exactly will it work?

Irish Independent
N-gated Hacker NewsMar 6, 2025
🚨 Breaking news: Office perks are secretly the work of evil masterminds! Who knew that free lunches could be so diabolical? 🍔💼 #Severance teaches us a valuable lesson: never trust a finger trap from your boss. 🙄
https://theoffcut.substack.com/p/severance-office-perks-sinister #OfficePerks #EvilMasterminds #FreeLunches #TrustIssues #HackerNews #ngated
In Severance, Office Perks Couldn't Be More Sinister

There's no such thing as a free (work) lunch. Apple's Severance reveals why we should all be a bit cautious when it comes to corporate perks in everyday life.

The Offcut