Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and elderly? (2019)

Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by sneak on Monday October 17, 2022 @06:32PM (#33240360)

I live in two countries, “I just got back to the country and don’t have a sim card with a US number yet” is a high status “I’m never giving you my fucking phone number”. For me it has the benefit of being true a lot of the time.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by MandieD on Monday October 17, 2022 @08:06PM (#33241291)

I’m stealing this for use on both sides of the pond.

I’ve run into, for real, the issue of “essential” apps in Germany not being available in the US App Store, like public parking for the commuter lot in a town on the other side of the country.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by viceroyalbean on Monday October 17, 2022 @10:54PM (#33242440)

I don't get region restricted apps. Sometimes it might make sense, but 99% of the time it's just unnecessary and achieves nothing except annoy travelers. Is there some incentive for app developers to region restrict their apps?

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by naasking on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:14AM (#33242891)

Maybe to cut down on bad reviews and spurious support requests?

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