TIL Russia created their own national payment system, Mir, after being "deplatformed" by big finance companies Visa and Mastercard and have started to bypass these west-based payment systems.

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TIL Russia created their own national payment system, Mir, after being "deplatformed" by big finance companies Visa and Mastercard and have started to bypass these west-based payment systems. (en.wikipedia.org)

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I've heard alcoholism is still a big issue.

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I was around some funny alcoholics when i was a kid, but until i got to highschool and saw people try as hard as possible to identify themselves with alcohol more and more because it was "cool" i didnt see how bad it was

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