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"...we base our entire lives on"
The vast majority of people barely think about their credit score
Well yes, but also no. Buying a house or getting a mobile phone (a car too, but less so) are pretty essential parts of functioning in society.
Who the fuck needs credit to get a mobile phone? lmfao
That Android better be gold plated, able to use every network possible in the world with satellite without roaming, and shit out by Taylor Swift herself.
As a brit who moved to America with a company sponsored visa and half decent full time job I could only get a 250 dollar credit card and a pay as you go phone.
Murica
If you've got a half decent job why do you need a credit card at all? And what's wrong with PAYG? Phone contracts are for chumps!