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[–] FlyingSquid 50 points 1 year ago (38 children)

Everyone who is saying there is nothing wrong with cash is right. However, there is one major drawback to cash which is no longer a big problem in societies which are mostly cashless. Namely, if your wallet gets stolen and you have $300 in it, you've lost that $300 forever. If your wallet gets stolen and they get your cards, you can just cancel them and aren't even charged for fraudulent purchases.

I realize that means less privacy, but I can't afford to lose that kind of money just walking to the supermarket to buy groceries.

[–] escaped_cruzader -2 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Wallet in a cashless society? Are you stuck in the early 2000's?

Now, cashless means Phones+NFC, which means when your wallet, a.k.a your phone, gets stolen you get taken somewhere until you allow access to your phone and banking apps where there should be an easy 10~30k in savings + loans they can extract

GG

[–] Beelzebob 14 points 1 year ago

People have savings? Sounds like the 90s.

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