Re:Britain being forced to go cashless 'against its will'
by mdorazio on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @10:52PM
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I'm actually surprised no one has mentioned crypto as an alternative. This is one of the (very) few use cases where it might make sense if implemented properly.
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Re:Britain being forced to go cashless 'against its will'
by acjohnson55 on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @10:56PM
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The article is about the accessibility of digital money, particularly for the elderly. Not the privacy and sovereignty aspects that are most important to crypto enthusiasts. Crypto would be a humongous step back in accessibility.
Re:Britain being forced to go cashless 'against its will'
by mdorazio on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @11:02PM
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The vast majority of comments in this post, including the one I replied to, are about privacy and control rather than accessibility.
Re:Britain being forced to go cashless 'against its will'
by acjohnson55 on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @11:23PM
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Yeah, I get that. But I don't think people are actually reading the article and in the push for their concerns--which are relatively ideological and theoretical--they risk railroading the millions of people who are struggling with the digital transition. The crypto world loves to concern troll about the unbanked, yet can't seem to hold an article's worth of space for people suffering consequences of tech trends right now.