Today, in dystopia. This looks like it's directly lifted from a Cory Doctorow novel.

CBS News: DoorDash and Klarna partner to offer an eat now, pay later plan

"...DoorDash customers will have the option either to pay in full, to pay in four equal installments or to postpone payment to "a more convenient time, such as a date that aligns with their paycheck," DoorDash said Thursday in a news release...."

cbsnews.com/news/klarna-doorda…

#dystopia

TIL that on #Meta platforms now one can write terrible, offensive slurs against LGBTQIA+ folks and immigrants… with zero repercussions. But the second one mentions a #Fediverse project like #Pixelfed, the post is automatically removed.

Meta “moderation” policies in 2025: racism, xenophobia, transphobia, homophobia and sexism are allowed; mention of competition is strictly forbidden.

Source: mastodon.social/@dansup/113813…

#BigTech #dystopia #QuitMeta

dansup (@dansup@mastodon.social)

Attached: 1 image Stay classy Meta. #MetaBlockingPixelfed

^Mastodon

Science Fiction, Utopia, Futurism, Fantasy

Tweets, Texts, books, debates sources...

#scifi #sciencefiction #utopia #futurism #dystopia #anarchsy #anarchism #solarpunk #indigenous #afrofuturism #cyberpunk #muslimfuturism #startrek

Hi all!
I'm Seth. Nice to meet you and looking forward to some interesting conversations🙂.

As I'm an author and it's my first post on Mastodon (#introductions), I suppose I should start with the kind of work that I do. Here's a glimpse!

Sci-Fi Dystopian Thriller: Can a talented criminal from Chicago take on America's most powerful regime?
Discover life in #America2052!

amazon.com/dp/B08L479BSN

#scifi #books #Dystopia #KindleUnlimited

“A protest planned by hundreds of bank depositors in central China seeking access to their frozen funds has been thwarted because the authorities have turned their health code apps red, several depositors told Reuters.”

reuters.com/world/china/china-…

Isn’t “smart tech” just wonderful? :)

#tech #dystopia #surveillance

Via @didek

China bank protest stopped by health codes turning red, depositors say

^Reuters