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

Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by ls15 on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @01:31AM (#33243314)

> I'm forced to beg the attendant to look me up by phone number every time.

Don't feel bad about asking them for access to the service that you paid for. Here are some good reasons for not installing their app:

- I forgot my phone at home

- My phone is broken, I stepped on it when I got out of the bed

- I can't install any apps, the memory is full and I don't want to delete my family videos

- I don't know my Appstore password right now

- This is a work-provided phone, I cannot install any apps on it

- My phone contains confidential client data, I cannot install any apps on it

- I am an investigative journalist, is your app certified for high-security applications?

- My kids have the phone, I didn't want to interrupt them playing games

- Does your app run on Nokia?

- Does your app run on Windows phones?

- Is your app on f-droid, my phone only supports f-droid?

- I am sensitive to radiation and cannot use any radio device

- I am a minimalist and I live phone-free!

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by petre on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @01:39AM (#33243361)

> I am a minimalist and I live phone-free!

I tried that in an interview. They never called back. /s

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by badpun on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:00AM (#33244313)

That makes sense. Companies want a "maximalist", i.e. someone who's addicted to consumption. Such person has no other option but to continue working - their addiction demands it. Whereas a minimalist has a large degree of freedom and can often just ditch the job if it becomes too shitty.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by hoppyhoppy2 on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:14AM (#33244402)

I think it was just a simple joke about the inability to receive phone calls without a phone.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by petre on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:19AM (#33244439)

It was both a joke and consistent with what the GP said. I did the minimalist part and gave them my number.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by acidburnNSA on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @09:09AM (#33246555)

> I am sensitive to radiation and cannot use any radio device

Well to that one they could reply that you better not turn on a SDR to see what radio waves are passing through you at this and every moment. XD

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by thfuran on Wednesday October 19, 2022 @08:52PM (#33269658)

At least they're not allergic to neutrinos.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by _boffin_ on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @10:37AM (#33247868)

Or…. I’m not adding your app to my phone. My phone number is xxx-xxx-xxxx. Thank you and have a good day.

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Re:Does cashless society discriminate against the poor and e... by zajio1am on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @10:56PM (#33256986)

- i install your app on my phone if you install my daemon on your servers

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