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[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago

I remember the first time I heard someone use that phrase Mark of the Beast. It was by a conservative who commented online in the pre-9/11 internet, and it was in relation to a new article discussing the possibility of using RFID chips in humans for very specific reasons. Pets have been having RFID implants to help find them when they get lost.

The guy insisted that these chips are the mark of the beast and he would rather die than get them.

I don't know if he is still around, but he if he is, he is probably someone who thinks Bill Gates is the devil for wanting to chip people but think Elon Musk is awesome for the same.

[-] prole 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Lol back in the mid-90s, there were people at my evangelical church that believed credit cards were the mark of the beast. Credit cards.

I'm pretty sure they all still had them though.

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I mean, they're not wrong. Enabling lower-income people to impulsively take on high-interest debt is one of the main factors perpetuating wage slavery.

[-] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Mine was convinced it was barcodes. Standard barcodes.

[-] NABDad@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Completely ridiculous. Everyone knows it's only QR codes that are the mark of the beast!

[-] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] prole 2 points 4 weeks ago

The Mark of Mr. Beast

[-] Bezier@suppo.fi 4 points 1 month ago

Completely ridiculous. Everyone knows that barcodes belong to the back of the head, not forehead.

[-] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

A thing assigned to you that's in your hand or your head that's needed to engage in commerce? That's...umm...I can see where they could get that idea, especially with the rise of online sales.

[-] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Pets have been having RFID implants to help find them when they get lost.

Just a small correction, microchips in pets are there to identify them and identify who their owner is. They don't have any geolocation capabilities, its equivalent to hiding an SD card under their skin.

[-] Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Yes thank you. Memory is rusty. But I am sure you can understand since it was literally 24 years ago...

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