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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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.