• MrJameGumb@lemmy.world
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    I was curious about what a “world passport” is so I looked it up. You can just order one from a website for like $75. It’s literally a worthless piece of paper to everyone except the idiot who paid to have it printed lol

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        I’ll sell you one for $69.69.

        The way their capitalism was supposed to work, where consumers end up benefitting from cheaper goods at better quality, Nd the best quality for a reasonable price. Instead, we now have crazy shit like oat milk costing $7 for a half gallon. Every single brand. Why would water and oats, two very cheap items, ever come out to $7 retail? Because these companies are all artificially keeping their prices high, together.

        Crony capitalism. Same goes for airlines, any government contractor, ISPs, etc. We live in a post-capitalist society. And we are now under the thumb of tyrant capitalism.

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      Hey, that’s hardly fair. It’s also worth something to the scammer who printed and sold it. (Specifically, it’s worth $75 - material costs.)

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        There’s also a few minutes of labor going into it, and hosting costs for the web site, including domain registration.

        So in total $75 - material costs - 10 minutes of labor - (total number of “passports” sold / (monthly domain cost + website hosting costs))

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      You can get on a plane if you don’t have an ID, but it’s a huge hassle. They have to call DC and get them to pull your records, so it adds a few hours to your TSA experience.

      Source: I lost my DL 2 days before a flight.

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        Oh yeah, they can absolutely make that work.

        When you try to pass fake documents through, they’re less inclined to be helpful.

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          How are these docs fake? They’re not fake they’re just not official USA docs.

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            That’s like saying “The Monopoly money I have is very real, just not official USA currency.”

            If they’re sitting in your drawer at home, they’re a toy. The moment you try to use them as official docs, they’re fake and you’ve at minimum committed fraud.

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    Most countries require that your passport is valid for 6 months beyond the date of your travel.

    Having something that expires “in a few weeks” is also a just reason to deny entry.