[coreyzzp]

Do you believe it? I once had to use facial recognition at a train station to get free toilet paper, which was labeled for "environmental protection," avoiding waste of paper. At that time, I was in pain and urgently had to sell my face just for a piece of toilet paper

[bonoboTP]

Somewhere in China, you have to watch ads to get the toilet paper. It made the rounds a few days ago (https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/chinas-public-toilets-require-w...)

[fckgw]

In the US we just got rid of the public toilets instead.

[siva7]

Just take toilet paper all the time with you. Saves me the stress from having to think about if a public toilet has some.

[bryanrasmussen]

yes, every human must be self sufficient at any time or be forced into selling their data. When moving through society keep drinking water, food, toilet paper, spare clothes, umbrella, mask, fake travel papers, wigs, and other necessary items allowing you to opt out of the panopticon.

[scoofy]

Yea, what’s the alternative then? When anti-social behavior overwhelms the system, the only alternative is a complete system collapse rather than a removal of the anti-social actors.

Many of us live in places where everyone, in the very same breath, insists everything should be welcoming to everyone (and usually free) while also insisting that enforcement of norms is unjust. You can’t have it both ways.

[euroderf]

This is a tourist survival skill in Russia.

[rasz]

Perfect application for Smart Pipe authentication https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJklHwoYgBQ

[4d4m]

Fix our broken congress!

[matheusmoreira]

We really are living in a cyberpunk dystopia.

[fortran77]

What they really need is assial recognition. Sounds like a great start-up idea! YC 2026?

[rkomorn]

Isn't that what Sam Altman's Orb thing is about?