@schratze there's a 70s SF novel called Gravitor (Hugh Darrington) that, among other things, is about how all of society has to wear a wristband (much like a smartwatch) that's connected to their bank account, and all public amenities (houses, phones, internet terminals) require a symbolic payment of 1 credit, and the protagonist has his forcibly taken from him, which permanently exiles him from society.
Seems a little more real every day.
@schratze (funny enough, I can find more info on the author and book in German (Satellit auf falscher Bahn) than in English… can we call that The Hooters phenomenon?