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by 45h34jh53k4j 2950 days ago
Who would use Venmo? When I see people buying drugs (see vicemo.com), I shake my head at the stupidity of it all.

I have been asked multiple times by people who want to pay me, and I have flatted refused because of there approach to financial privacy. I try to get them to stop using it also, for their own privacy. Lucky we have other options -- I usually get them into cryptocurrency instead. Hey -- its also open by default, but at least its hard to correlate an address to a person.

2 comments

99% of those "people buying drugs" aren't buying drugs. It reports anything with "drink", "speed", "grass", or "dope", and obvious jokes.
Right, but its just so stupid! People think they are being clever or funny. Its as clever as going into a police station and admitting your crimes. Cool joke!
I'd assume 99% of these are jokes.
True, but its a shame the authorities have no sense of humor.