We living in dystopia already

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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Almost appears that on this occasion, they requested payment by card and refused cash as an option. It was a fairly common practice during the harsher COVID measures to reduce physical contact, so perhaps it was from that time.

The UK government has ultimately decided against enforcement of payment types to include cash, allowing any business to refuse a payment method at their leisure. It's unsurprising considering their interest in going fully digital with the CBDC.

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It doesn't look to be a time of the harsher covid measures because no one is wearing a mask.

I get why if you're only buying one item you might not want to queue for one of the service desks. But getting a credit or debit card or queuing ... Or not buying strawberries at aldi, isn't overwhelmingly dystopian.

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No, it isn't overwhelmingly dystopian in the clip. People obviously exaggerate individual situations to highlight potential future developments which deter from what we know of as normal, such as the obligation of retail establishments accepting cash, compared with what could become a reality should things get out of hand. I would for example, consider the situation in China to be dystopian, where your digital purchase history and social media activity combined with I'd tracking and facial recognition can influence your social credit score and can impact on aspects of your life such as freedom of movement. Where do we draw the line between warning of what is to come and having it already gone too far?