Why Sweden is abandoning its cashless society

Re:Why Sweden is abandoning its cashless society by davidguetta on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @04:26AM (#50084223)

there's a level of "naiveté" that's borderline criminal to have been moving on with the previous plan without considering a war could be possible

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Re:Why Sweden is abandoning its cashless society by tim333 on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @09:09AM (#50087192)

We haven't really had war in Europe for eighty years. You can always change policy if it seems to be happening like now, if in a low key way.

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Re:Why Sweden is abandoning its cashless society by jacquesm on Thursday October 15, 2026 @11:29AM (#50105113)

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Re:Why Sweden is abandoning its cashless society by nephihaha on Thursday October 15, 2026 @02:49PM (#50108413)

Depends where you are. Off the top of my head:

* the Balkan Wars (Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Kosovo)

* various parts of the former Soviet Union (several in the Caucasus, Ukraine)

* the Troubles in Northern Ireland (which came close to being a civil war)

* the Basque Insurgency

* Cyprus

* Greek troubles

* Mafia wars in southern Italy. Trouble in Sardinia and Corsica next door too.

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Re:Why Sweden is abandoning its cashless society by davidguetta on Saturday October 17, 2026 @12:43PM (#50132628)

wars exist. if you are a politician it's literally your job to take that into account

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