> Viewed through the lens of a society that only paid up front in cash, what I do would be viewed as risky and irresponsible Are you sure about that? I would

> Viewed through the lens of a society that only paid up front in cash, what I do would be viewed as risky and irresponsible Are you sure about that? I would be surprised if a society that only paid up front in cash had ever existed. For example, "if you do something for me now, I'll do something for you later" is a much more basic form of interaction than "if you do something for me now, I'll give you this money" is. Financing your meals isn't an exotic concept; it has normally been known as "running a tab". But running a tab involves periodic settlement of whatever the tab has run to. It isn't broken down into individual transactions each on their own detailed payment plan. This is something that doesn't make sense for small purchases.