• AwesomeLowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    False dichotomy. Many, even most, of the examples given here could be accomplished in a cashless society (not that I’m actually advocating for one, but this is just factually incorrect).

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      1 year ago

      Grandma slipped me a secret credit chip connected to an illegal bank account in Panama, with $5 in it. You want a soda or something?

      How would you accomplish these things without cash?

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        1 year ago

        Well you can’t give someone cash if there is no cash.

        Obviously nanna can transfer money to the kids.

        The real question is what is the difference?

        My kids have an account with an index fund. When I log in there’s a qr code you can scan which takes you to a payment gateway.

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          1 year ago

          Well one happens while grandma is hugging the kid. It involves perceiving and interacting with a physical object, which uses parts of the brain that are hundreds of millions of years older than the parts you’re using when you see a notification on your phone.

          Also there’s the fact of the secrecy, which isn’t there when all transfers are recorded for possible analysis later.

          Quite a bit is different actually.