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Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners say
(www.theguardian.com)
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Yes, but "cashless society" means one devoid of cash payments. Some countries are talking about getting rid of cash entirely. Cash payments and digital payments both being used in concert is what we have now, there would be no need to "transition to a cashless society" from that to that again, the difference is they want to end cash, entirely, all of it, gone, only digital payments. Thus making "cash" and "cashless society" quite mutually exclusive, actually.
I don't want a cashless society. That's a European thing for the most part.
I want a debit card alternative that doesn't have the same draw backs. I want a solution that doesn't require proprietary banking apps to use.
I agree, the more widely accepted alternatives both physical and digital the better imo. I'm just saying, when people say "cashless society" they're talking about that not about what we want.