>Germans use outdated tech because it works. That's not a good argument for progress in general. We'd still be in the stone age with that mentally. This is al

>Germans use outdated tech because it works. That's not a good argument for progress in general. We'd still be in the stone age with that mentally. This is also a reflection on the lack of digitalization and IT/tech innovation in Germany and Austria in general vs other European countries that tend to adopt tech earlier. >I’d say Germans handle cash faster than paying with physical cards. I'd beg to differ when there's lots of change and coins involved. Some could be fast with an abacus but that doesn't mean we're not all better off with pocket calculators. Like with many things, just because that's how Germany does a thing, doesn't mean it's great.