A cashless society would be a horrible thing. Personally I've been leery even of credit cards and the like since childhood because I don't trust people to watch my every move.

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[–]Cosmo3k 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

"You will own nothing, and you will be happy."

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

Most of the "no more" list could easily be replaced by apps such as Venmo. The farmer's market in my town had no problem switching to digital transactions. Grandma would do the same, given a couple of generations to adjust.

I'm not pointing this out to say it's a good thing though. If anything, the ease of transition in all these areas means that people will just let it happen because they don't see a problem. Add to that the fear of "germs" from physical money (which we saw during covid) and most people will probably be all for it.

[–]Smarterthanlastweek2 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Agree with you 100% but I think it's going to happen anyways. We need to pay attention to the Mafia and Drug Cartels to see how they get around it because they'll find a way.

[–]SoCo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Most of these only apply to a centralized government or corporate cashless systems.

Decentralized cryptocurrencies avoid most of these problems, even make many impossible. Using a focused privacy crypto chain avoids the normal transparent traceability. You can even still bury jars with paper wallets holding crypto if that's your thing.

[–]asterias 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

There are always idiots who claim that it is cool and modern going cashless because "they have nothing to hide", which we all know how it ends sooner or later.