NickDec 3, 2024

Now that cash has essentially ceased to exist and we’re all just waving our phones and watches at the till it really emphasises how silly the whole concept of money is.

“Yes I own some numbers on a spreadsheet somewhere. Let me just wave my watch at you and your employer’s spreadsheet can have some of my numbers.”

Show threadKevin Karhan Dec 3, 2024
@Nickiquote well, IDK but I still almost exvlusively use cash.
Show threadNickDec 3, 2024
@kkarhan A lot of places here have ceased to take cash. I unusually tried to pay with cash in a cafe last week (basically because I needed the change for something anachronistic) and they said they could take it but only correct change as they didn’t have a cash drawer.
Show threadKevin Karhan Dec 3, 2024

@Nickiquote in #Germany, you rather see places refusing to take #cashless because #vendors don't want to pay like 0,5% (#NowPayments) - 1,38% (#SumUp) for any other alternatives.

Show threadMinaDec 3, 2024

@kkarhan

I still like the idea of not leaving digital breadcrumps everywhere I go.

Also, as I don't have much money, cash helps me to stay on budget.

@Nickiquote

Show threadKevin Karhan 

@mina @Nickiquote not only that, but anything that even closely resembles #cash in terms of #anonymitiy anf #fungibility like #Monero gets criminalized.

  • Not to mention cash just works and IMHO curbing on it's use is inherently bad, to the point that I thing the #ECB should make an #ES2 version of the #500EuroBanknote as the rising #Greedflation makes it more "necessary" than before...

People who argue one doesn't need cash because #card and #NFC #payment and #SEPA #WireTransfer exist would also argue people don't need #PressFreedom because they can write #LettersToTheEditor...

  • TBH I think that cash should be enshrined as acceptable payment methods, as the only exceptions I know [i.e. #RealEstate and #CarRental] are grounded in #security concerns:

Most car rental places don't want to handle cash and demand #KYC for insurance reasons and most banks and notaries (who also have to do KYC & #AML anyway!) have less money onsite than the average Supermarket has in a single cash drawer and don't like having that much stuff onsite anyway.

Dec 3, 2024 at 12:33pmWeb