Ben Ross

I tweet about #sociology, urban planning, #cryptocurrency, and Chinese barbershops, in no particular order.

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

New Link for my TED Talk, old one seems to be no longer working. https://t.co/WBBdYA35MJ

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

“Nothing more we can do to help you with this issue. We won’t respond again”… @Chase bank is withholding the bonus that they promised me (in person and in writing). Maybe it’s time I take my banking somewhere else? @ChaseSupport

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

@Enterprise. They’ll reserve you a car, make you walk 5 miles, and then have no cars when you show up. Do I walk home? @enterprisecares

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@realDonaldTrump I say we just start calling it the Trump Virus

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

Who's ready for a #DonaldJPump! #bitcoin #btc #crypto

[Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump]

I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air. Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including drug trade and other illegal activity....

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@TMobile @JohnLegere Only the "No Credit Check Plans" don't allow autopay. This is a strategy to increase the likelihood low-income individuals will miss their 72 hr window for payment, and pay an extra $20/month. #UnCarrier

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

@TMobileHelp @JohnLegere Here's what happens when I try to login to pay my t-mobile bill online (because there is no auto pay option). $20 per month "restore fee" = $$$$ for the "UnCarrier"

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

@JohnLegere @TMobile This is 2019. Your month-to-month accounts don't allow autopay, then ding you $20 if you don't **manually** pay within 3 days. What bills don't have autopay in 2019? #PredatoryUnCarriering

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

@JohnLegere @TMobileHelp My T-mobile account does not have autopay. Have to log in to website within 3 days of every bill. Billing website is now down. So I am charged $20 "restore fee" for each line. This is the UnCarrier.

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

@EGravengaard @crypto Yup, "cryptocurrency" is not the equivalent "electronic/digital currency." The US dollar is a digital currency (mostly). Has been for decades.

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

My department is now tweeting. #FakeSociology https://t.co/KETNCB3KYC

[UChicago Sociology @UChicagoSoc]

Greetings twitter universe! Follow us for the latest news, publications, and events from UChicago sociology faculty and students. #FirstTweet #PleaseRetweet @ASAnews @ForrestDStuart @procAnna @AVPapachristos @jeremyfreese @DrSidaLiu @ABFResearch @AjayKMehrotra

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Oy!-thereum, the cryptocurrency for Jews. This is pretty darn funny. https://t.co/SloSjujvkB @Oythereum #Bitcoin

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

2 in the morning...lying in bed foggy headed, halfway asleep, dicking around w social media. This must be what feels like to be presidrnt

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This is pretty wild. Video was shot in early 2015. Hopefully these guys held on to all their Bitcoin. https://t.co/36igRBUwjX

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

Haven't tweeted in a while. Got freaked out when I found out y'all were wiretapping me. By "wiretapping," I mean "following."

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

Always amazes me that this is never a major policy issue for politicians. https://t.co/U22XQCJEg5

[Niraj Warikoo @nwarikoo]

Auto accidents cause about 19,000 deaths and 2.3 million serious injuries a year in the U.S. https://t.co/b9VqUoS9pm

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

About to sign off. Looking forward to the 15 minutes I'll be able to use my phone on this 3 hr flight from Beijing to Fuzhou.

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

Pretty sure I'm the only non-Air China employee currently speaking Putong Hua on this PEK > FOC flight.

[Ben Ross @BenRoss]

Humans, draining life sustenance at an airport charging kiosk #Beijing.