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> dumb grubby pieces of paper This is a flaw of implementation, not of banknotes in and of themselves. Some countries moved to plastic banknotes[0] already man
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
> dumb grubby pieces of paper
This is a flaw of implementation, not of banknotes in and of themselves. Some countries moved to plastic banknotes[0] already many years ago: Australia, Romania, Vietnam, just to name a few. They don’t get grotty like e.g. American dollar notes. A cool feature is that if you are at the beach and have nowhere to leave your valuables, you can just go swimming with them inside your pocket.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote
- crazygringo 3y agoThey're cleaner, that doesn't mean they're clean. But they're still suffering from all of the rest of the logistical and security problems. You need to have change on hand; you need to have armored cars; you need to visit ATMs. These are flaws of banknotes in and of themselves.
- comte7092 3y agoWhat exactly does the word “clean” even mean in this context? Certainly, that cash isn’t going to get you sick. It also is unlikely to be covered in dirt/mud/some other substance that will visibly rub off onto you. What ritual must it undergo to purge it of its ungodliness?