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		mschuster91 on June 23, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The tiny chip that powers Montreal subway tickets The thing is, you have to do it only once, and then the clones and knockoffs come. Like what, there's Tiktoks advising young dumbasses precisely what they need to steal and joyride cars.

ForHackernews on June 23, 2024 [–]

> Like what, there's Tiktoks advising young dumbasses precisely what they need to steal and joyride cars.

Yeah, because cars are valuable and joyriding a stolen car is impressive and cool to lots of teens. Getting a free ride on the bus is like negative street cred.

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