what I find baffling is that supposedly enlightened societies like Sweden are at the forefront of this cashless "revolution". Maybe they are simply overconfiden

what I find baffling is that supposedly enlightened societies like Sweden are at the forefront of this cashless "revolution". Maybe they are simply overconfident / delusional about their ability to control the risks of the digital age or maybe the progressiveness was a shtick all along, confined to signature issues and not applicable towards the outstanding challenge of building a truly democratic and free digital society.