Quest for the Packard Bell - Chapter XII : (Post No. 27)

 Quest for The Packard Bell

Chapter No. 27

I. DESPISE. MODERN. INTERNET. 

  The only thing in particular I'm going to talk about is the Twitter Blue verification. I mean, I'm already cash-strapped month-in, month-out enough as it is; so I don't need to cough up an $8.00 a month for 12 months, ($8.00 for 1 month is $8, $8.00 for 2 months is 16 dollars. $8.00 for 3 months is $24.00. $8.00 for 4 months is $32.00, $8.00 for 5 months is $40.00, $8.00 for 6 months is $48.00, $8.00 for 7 months is $56.00, 8 dollars for 8 months is 64 dollars. 8 dollars for 9 months is 72 dollars. 8 dollars for 10 months is 80 dollars. 8 dollars for 11 months is 88 dollars. 8 dollars for 12 months is 96 dollars.) 

   Well, I know that some people say that I should rely on cash - however, the question is, in time - provided no global cataclysm that makes all physical cash worthless happens within the short term, my question is, what should I use cash for? Toilet paper? You know, for toilet paper when the actual toilet paper my parents have seemed to be able to do nothing but hoard ever since the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) broke out back in 2020. 

   Now, you probably may be scratching your head and wondering what shitting on the modern Internet, and questioning the validity of the point of functioning in a cashless society have to do with anything?
Well, ever since the COVID-19 pandemic, I've become more increasingly hesitant to conduct business in brick-and-mortar stores. Especially during the yo-yo period of where first masks were not really required, (but social distancing was) and then the period of time where face masks were required (excluding if you were eating/drinking stuff), and then later gradually many of these mask rules essentially disappeared, (although in certain instances, they still need to be kept because y'know, some healthcare scenarios do genuinely need to have them there as the square footage of procedural rooms are small enough where infection could infect the unmasked.) So, I doubt I'm going to be particularly chompin' at the bit to continue to have some cash transactions, and try to mainly conduct most (if not all) of my business that I do need to actually do using cards of one sort (or another.) 

  (Also: I've often said that at a time in the future, if I could find enough worthless metal coins, I would likely just have them be turned into floor tile, provided I have epoxy. Don't know why. I guess it's just because I saw some cool picture on the Internet about it, and question why someone didn't spend the coins, but after learning why, I gained a new respect for some people's on this Earth's resourcefulness.) 

   The truth is, I'm clearly on the side of "not going for that Twitter Verification." and I'm probably aware of certain ways to do it for free. Like perhaps one way is probably spamming being a fan of a certain game over and over. However, I'm feeling a bit hesitant to do so; since if I did, I could be attracting some attention from certain people that I've often thought not very highly of - (Possibly due to the fact I've been told I need to go outside into the great outdoors and touch grass. Really feel it with my hands. Do it for a good long time. And of course the minute the grass starts feeling soft under it, Probably hope it wasn't dog turds I was touching.) 

   I mean, money is money, and I can't afford to spend exoribitant amounts of moolah on stuff which I don't see the point of. The fact that I have stubborn old parents that probably would prefer I keep my spending in the past to a certain degree doesn't make me happy either. Of course, I made the mistake of freaking out about an impending apocalypse (see: global cataclysm.) I'm going to probably have to put some money in my PayPal account not because it's reliable or some shit like that - but rather, I'm actually going to be putting it there, because I don't have a physical wallet with money right now. In fact, I will likely put a small amount of money in my account right after I finish writing this blog. Why? Well, probably because I want to throw my pre-paid credit card away. In fact, I realize I have two of these such cards in my posession, so I'm going to check them both, transfer what little is there off of them, and then chuck them in the bin once I finish doing that.