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

Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by ROTMetro on Monday October 17, 2022 @08:58PM (#33241704)

Also, for older people, new technology was dangerous. New farm equipment, new machines, etc. So they were brought up with the mentality of 'if you don't understand EVERYTHING about this, don't touch it, on risk of life and limb'.

It's not that they are dumb or obtuse, in their world you have to understand the risk first, then you can use it. It's like the Japanese and baseball. In the USA it's balls then strikes, in Japan, it's strikes then balls. Older people think about strikes, younger people just think about balls.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by rhamzeh on Monday October 17, 2022 @10:47PM (#33242400)

I like this tidbit!

I think it is apt and we are collectively ignoring how dangerous new technology and technological trends are or can be because we can use them without understanding anything about them (I'd argue even their creators understand little about them).

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by einr on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:04AM (#33244343)

if you don't understand EVERYTHING about this, don't touch it, on risk of life and limb

This is actually pretty good advice for smartphones, too.

Okay, it won't hack off your leg, but it may affect your life profoundly and adversely in ways that are not obvious at first.

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