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No. Privacy is illegal in the banking/financial system.

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As it should be IMHO. Nothing is stopping you dropping cash for shit in the untracked economy which is massive but if you want to be a part of the larger system and all its benefits you need to be prepared to play by the rules that are designed by and large to protect people.

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In the government-controlled fiat system, you are right. In Monero, you are wrong.

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does your supermarket accept payments in Monero?

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Your supermarket accepts payments in cash, which is better anyway.

(I say as someone who pays for certain services in Monero)

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Ive spent years buying groceries with crypto. Just buy their gift cards with it

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Through a giftcard, yes. I have been eating Monero since January of 2023

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