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Re:10 Reasons to Fight Cashless Contagion by crazygringo on Wednesday November 01, 2023 @12:56PM (#38101167)
They're cleaner, that doesn't mean they're clean. But they're still suffering from all of the rest of the logistical and security problems. You need to have change on hand; you need to have armored cars; you need to visit ATMs. These are flaws of banknotes in and of themselves.
Re:10 Reasons to Fight Cashless Contagion by comte7092 on Thursday November 02, 2023 @11:51AM (#38115272)
What exactly does the word “clean” even mean in this context?

Certainly, that cash isn’t going to get you sick. It also is unlikely to be covered in dirt/mud/some other substance that will visibly rub off onto you.

What ritual must it undergo to purge it of its ungodliness?