2026-10-14 13:13 UTC
Because VISA and Mastercard are the worldwide banking standards and the US empire has made itself the global reserve currency (eliminating anyone who didn’t play along) you can pay virtually everywhere with dollars and it’s kinda strange when you can’t unless you’re in a nation revolting against US oppression
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@gary_host_laptop@lemmy.ml 2026-10-14 13:42
at least in argentina, an economy that’s pegged to the dollar and where we kind of not use the peso as the real currency you cannot pay with dollars if you go to the kiosk. maybe if you go to some rich place they do, or if you pay with virtual dollars.
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@emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works 2026-10-14 14:49
But this only works if the shop accepts cards, right? Smaller shops in India have almost all dropped card readers for UPI QR codes.
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@SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 2026-10-14 19:20
But is that REALLY “paying with dollars”, or is that more like the payment provider just doing the currency conversion for you on the fly? I can use my VISA card around the world and my bank account gets deducted in €. I wouldn’t say that I’m able to pay with € everywhere, though.