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Yes, the problem with going cashless is that it's not yet convenient, and not the centralized control and surveillance it enables. Another insightful article fr
by car_analogy 4y ago
Yes, the problem with going cashless is that it's not yet convenient, and not the centralized control and surveillance it enables. Another insightful article from the Guardian.
- dhew45thw 4y agoFor a lot of people the convenience is the greater detail there. I'm sorry not everyone is as paranoid about surveillance as you.
- MomoXenosaga 4y agoI have been cashless for years. It is convenient if you live somewhere that invests in the infrastrure that enables it.
- animal531 4y agoI live in the 3rd world and haven't used cash in probably 2-3 years. I just use my credit card to tap and go, nothing could be simpler.
- seanhunter 4y agoTim Dowling isn’t an investigative journalist, he writes a weekly column where he moans about various slice-of-life type things in a self-deprecating and slightly-amusing way. No idea why this is on HN.