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   DCent (dcent@gnusocial.net)'s status on Monday, 19-Sep-2022 00:46:53 JST DCent

   • Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters
   ????? Thankyou for sharing, Dick! (re banks)
   
   I'm so glad to not be alone in noticing this! Not only by your comment above, but yesterday when talking to someone on my random travels while campaigning, they were privy to the problems associated with Cloudflare too. It was great to be able to share a conversation with a random person about this probelm, hidden under the surface... almost like a virus itself.
   
   This is something I was hoping to avoid talking about online, but my candidate statement (for mayor) will be published online soon anyway.
   
   In that statement is my intention to, if elected, open a non-lending, public bank that does not use U.S. servers.
   
   After yesterday's random interaction and yours, I am more confident that a sizable proportion of voters will understand the value of the proposal.
   
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     Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters (dsfgs@activism.openworlds.info)'s status on Friday, 23-Sep-2022 01:27:39 JST Dick Smiths Fair Go Supporters

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     @dcent
     Interesting… An issue with #publicBanking is how to choose who to lend to but a #nonLendingBank takes away that problem.

     A novel idea!

     We've been saying for some time that to remain relevant in 21st century #banks could act more as a #recruitment service. They can aim to help a person find meaningful work — good for bank and #jobSeeker.

     Also we think they should become #keystores for public #encryption keys.

     Would that fit with your vision? If you don't mind, what country are you in?