• carpelbridgesyndrome@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Maybe. The lines in my local post office are always long but they do exist. I can’t come up with an easy way for the Comstock act to prohibit it being used for adult material but then again I don’t work for the “Heritage” Foundation.

    Then again Congress likes it’s puritannical laws and would need to create such a service.

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      2 days ago

      At first, I was only thinking about the ubiquity of post offices and that they already reach rural areas. But the government aspect does add a bit more too. Feels like it’s official to use government currency in a government building instead of a local convenience store.

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      2 days ago

      Honestly this type of transaction seems like it could easily be an automated kiosk. Scan barcode / QR code. Insert cash. Get receipt. Employees nearby to help if needed. Done

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        2 days ago

        Kiosk could work, but I could see that thing being perpetually broken after a few months of (mis)use.