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The problem as stated by the topic is that those who are cashless (which is a vast & growing amount of people) are subject to having their digital assets frozen
by rektide 5y ago
The problem as stated by the topic is that those who are cashless (which is a vast & growing amount of people) are subject to having their digital assets frozen on a moment notice.
These proposals that we need to focus more on cash-ed people are mishearted & distracting from the core topic. Sure, a more cash-ready society is better able to help someone who has to rebuild their life, forced into a cash-carrying state. But it does nothing to prevent or remedy having your assets stripped from you by the whim of some megacorporation trying to improve their PR spin on a hot-topic.
People need assistance before being thrown to rock bottom by the corporation, not just after.
- walterbell 5y agoAs stated in [1], we need to fight this battle on both fronts: cash-equivalents and cashless-regulation. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30435574 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30435574